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@myopiclenses Congratulations 🎉

Finally, after a long wait, my book titled 'Ticket to Kerala: The Story of Malayalam Cinema', which looks at the history of the industry as well as its contemporary works, is set for release this month, after the Kerala Assembly elections. The pre-order link is up on Amazon (amazon.in/Ticket-Kerala-… ) When Rupa Publications (@Rupa_Books ) reached out to me to write a book on Malayalam cinema for those outside Kerala who have begun discovering it, I felt that this was an opportunity to collect my thoughts on all that I have witnessed in these years, ever since I started reviewing Malayalam films for The Hindu in 2012, and as an avid movie buff since the early 1990s. Reviewing involves the occupational hazard of having to watch an abnormally large number of bad films that one would usually avoid, given a choice. But the perks of reviewing during an industry’s purple patch are the inevitable good or great films that would release every month, at the least. That golden run has now continued unabated for over a decade and a half. Reviewing has given me a ringside view of the industry’s journey during these eventful years of remarkable change and churn. This book has been written with the intention of introducing Malayalam cinema beyond its immediate past to an audience outside of Kerala. The recent films from this sliver of a state in the southern corner of India has garnered much attention, much more than at any point in its close to a hundred years of existence. Yet, due to various reasons, the attention has been focused mostly on what has come out of the film industry after 2020. The time I spent on writing this book, using every waking hour left after the daily work as well as all my off days during this period, has been richly rewarding. It gave me an opportunity to rewatch some of my old favourites, to watch films I have missed over the years, to read memoirs of filmmakers, actors and technicians, to meet and speak to some of them, and also to revisit all that I have written on cinema over the past many years. I hope that the book which came out of it will be as rewarding for the readers as the process has been for me.

@KeralaTourism How so brilliant. Question .

Tag someone who needs to watch Project Hail Mary! #ProjectHailMary #RockyandGrace #KeralaTourism

@policychettan @manojkmohan @opendatakerala @atyetiresearch Congratulations and best wishes

We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind website to track the work of Kerala MLAs. The platform lets you explore individual MLA profiles, including short bios, attendance records, interventions, questions raised, and official MLA fund projects. mlatrack.com

@thesneha_ A note for all women except those who are domestic helps ?

A note for all women : Jhadu-pocha-aren’t enough exercise. Go to the gym. Standing & cooking don't count as activity. Go out in the sun and breathe fresh air. Bartan cleaning won’t tone your biceps. Dishwasher and dumbbells will. Sweeping and bending won’t build your abs. Get a domestic help and train your core. You don’t need a squat PR while washing clothes. Washing machine and barbell squats will do. Enough of cooking and feeding those mouths who troll you on the internet. Build those shoulders and abs; and intimidate these low-T mfers.

Note left for KSEB sparks act of kindness, leads to new home for Pathanamthitta family onmanorama.com/news/kerala/20…

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@ekta2993 congratulations Ekta !

✨Here it is!✨ Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book Sheher Mein Gaon (Penguin Random House), out this September! This has been both a deeply personal and intellectual journey—tracing Delhi’s urban villages where the past collides with the present, and memory meets reinvention. Can’t wait to share it these stories with you!

🚰 2 BILLION lack safe water 💧 1.5B+ use pipes/wells but endure drudgery fetching water and contamination ☠️ Kills 800K/year, mostly children ✅ Fix: Bring pipes home & ensure purity Via @TheHindu @OurWorldInData #globalhealth #water

@sanesh_TNIE @NewIndianXpress @xpresskerala @shibasahu2012 @sooraj_TNIE @pendown @PaulCithara @MSKiranPrakash @sakasnp Congratulations!

TNIE principal photographer A Sanesh has won the second Gafoor Moodadi Memorial Press Photo Award instituted by #KeralaPressClubKuwait @NewIndianXpress @xpresskerala @shibasahu2012 @sooraj_TNIE @pendown @PaulCithara @MSKiranPrakash

Delving into the lives of yesteryear circus artistes in Kannur , Kerala , both under the big top and beyond, this feature also spotlights the fading circus industry. April 19 is World Circus Day Via The Hindu

@ishyampoonia Happy New Year 2025 !

@MeghPyneAbhiyan @Indian_Rivers @indiawater @down2earthindia @zenrainman @Chatty111Prasad @roysaryu @nwmgoi This is encouraging ! Appreciate your commitment conviction and meticulous attention

Article on Groundwater Table Fluctuations in Shallow Aquifers Across 5 Shallow Aquifer Management Pilot Projects in Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Area linkedin.com/pulse/groundwa… @Indian_Rivers @indiawater @down2earthindia @vijayavee @zenrainman @Chatty111Prasad @roysaryu @nwmgoi

Article on #Groundwater Table Fluctuations in #ShallowAquifers Across Five Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) Pilot Projects in Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Area linkedin.com/pulse/groundwa… @JharkhandCMO @rajkamalias @dc_dhanbad @DhanbadC @amrut_MoHUA @archanavarmaIAS @NIUA_India

📰25 Years of Kudumbashree: World's Largest Women's Network Transforms Lives in Kerala through Empowerment, Innovation & Grassroots Action 💪🌍

Report on Municipal Finances 2024 @RBI m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/Annual…

📉 With the rise of quick commerce, 200,000+ Kirana stores have closed across India, failing in the struggle to compete with fast e-commerce deliveries. Can traditional retail survive adapt to this shift? 💭 #QuickCommerce #Kirana #SupportLocal startuppedia.in/trending/trend…

Do smaller local governments provide better services? Evidence from India says yes! Gram panchayats with <1000 population enable greater access to: - workfare (+16%) - educational facilities - roads and fair price shops - toilets (+18%) + higher-quality housing - health insurance

Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)

#Kerala is striving to become number one in waste management, and here is a new addition to this effort. An advanced MRF (Material Recovery Facility) plant, developed in collaboration with German partners, has been inaugurated in Kasaragod district. This is the largest waste processing plant in the district, initiated by Green Worms, which will scientifically process 800 metric tons of waste collected monthly from 41 local bodies through the proud Haritha Karma Sena. This initiative will also provide permanent jobs for over 70 women. By ensuring the scientific management of the non-biodegradable waste collected by Haritha Karma Sena, this project aims to enhance the cleanliness and sanitation of Kasaragod district. #ComeOnKerala