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The Dark Side of Kerala Politics

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Kerala, a progressive, 100% literate, and highly politically conscious state, is always regarded as a model state for the rest of the country. But there are a lot of things in Kerala politics that you should understand, that it is regressive, not to be proud of, and something we should totally denounce. The ground reality is sometimes opposite to the well-glorified image of the state. Ahead of the state elections, it is important discuss them. The objective here is to expose them and realise that Kerala politics needs a lot of change and modifications.  Rivalry turns Violent Politics is inevitable without competition, contestation, and confrontation. It is all about rivalry between people, parties, and their followers. It is healthy and needed in a democracy. But often this rivalry becomes a poison when it leads to violence. A violent democracy is no longer a democracy. Historically, Kerala has had strong political violence, especially in Northern Kerala. Kannur has been the hub of...
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Thrikkakara By Elections in Kerala- What is the hype?

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The By-election Thrikkakara Assembly segment in Kerala is here. After the demise of  P T Thomas, MLA the seat is again up for re-election after a year. It should be a standard procedure or an ordinary by-poll but what's the hype on the media? Why are channels running 24x7 coverage on the election to a tiny assembly segment which has always voted in the same way? Why are ministers and MLAs from all sides spending extra time campaigning? What will be the impact of the elections? If not for results, what will be the implications of the election?  Answers to all the questions will be included here. It has been a long time since we have discussed Kerala Politics. As discussed in 2021, the current Kerala assembly is over dominated by LDF, with one short of a century in an assembly of 140. The opposition UDF currently has 40 seats with one seat up for re-election. The new political question is will LDF hit a century or will the opposition hold on to its safe seat. Will the third fron...
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Starting And Managing Your Own Podcast With The Life And The Random Things- A Podcast

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  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The mic that was used for recording.   About the Guest We have a guest for the podcast- Ansif T A The panellist is the host of the Malayalam Podcast- The Life and The Random Things having done several episodes and crossed 1000 podcast downloads. By profession, he is a software validation engineer. He also runs a daily room meeting in the clubhouse in improving English called as English Minglish.  Read about The Life and The Random Things Podcast.  Join the English Minglish club.  Summary of the podcast  Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through  our podcasts , we disprove this misconception that these cannot be understood by common people. We explain in simple terms various subtopics under this vast topic in the form of conversational and discussion styles. Everything is easy to follow and ...
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Newscapsule for the Month of April 2022

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Kerala  Ramzan fast begins in the state Kerala temple bars dancers due to religion The luxury bus fleet of KSRTC-KSwift flagged off from Trivandrum  Krail dialogue held with critics.  The state said that it will not reduce VAT on Petrol  Kerala PSU's made a profit last year Kerosene to cost Rs 81 per litre, centre cuts supply to Kerala Police and fire force banned from giving rescue and safety training to religious organisations.  Heavy rains were reported in Kerala.  Prof K V Thomas defies AICC and attends CPIM National Congress.  Strike against KSEB CMD: Officers' Association president suspended for violating the ban on agitation.  Six-laning of Kozhikode’s Ramanattukara-Azhiyur has received sanction.  Five more terminals for Kochi Water Metro are to be completed by J...
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