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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...

Lok Sabha Elections 2024- Issues, Results, Analysis and Impact- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The biggest headlines this week have been about Lok Sabha Elections 2024 where the results are out and experts, journalists, psychologists and any random person are giving their own analysis of the same. BJP even though got its tally reduced will form a government with its allies. Unlike the BJP government, we will witness an NDA government. Similarly, INDIA has made massive strides not behind BJP-led NDA with the Congress party not performing as bad as expected. The exit polls went wrong once again which didn't expect the underperformance of the BJP and the overperformance of INDIA. This podcast episode will dive through these topics directly from the expert on all these topics.  About The Guests Aswin Shanil Ashwin Saji George Thejas Krishna Disclaimer- All the opinions presented are of the respective speakers in their personal capacity and do not reflect the opinion of the platform or any organisation they represent.  Read the Newsca...

News Capsule for the Month of May 2024

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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 sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  State not to impose power cut says KSEB.  Traffic restrictions were introduced in the town of Aluva for highway work. Jayaram's daughter Malavika ties the knot with Navaneeth in Guruvayur. Schools and colleges are to remain closed in Kerala as the government issues guidelines to tackle heat waves.  6.5L Aravanna to be destroyed by TDB.  V Sivanandan takes charge as the Cusat registrar.  85 people were hospitalised in Thrissur due to food poisoning from eating Kuzhimandhi. Police ignore bus driver's complaint against Trivandrum mayor and MLA. A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman says it is considering legal action against Cyprus, alleging it has lost more than US$7 billion worth of assets as a result of regulator...