Attukal Pongala
Attukal Pongala
Kerala's capital is in a thrall. The city is bedecked for the world's largest annual gathering of women, to ...
R K Nair
R.K. Nair
radhakrishnan.nair@thehindu.co.in
A veteran journalist who enjoys looking at the quirky side of life
The marine imbroglio
The marine imbroglio
The vexatious trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen is threatening to ...
Salute Sandhya!
Salute Sandhya!
Sometimes the most unlikely people become heroes. A feisty housewife who stood up to a band of militant ...
The politics of child marriage
The politics of child marriage
India's stand at the UN Human Rights Council was viewed with apprehension by the intelligentsia in Kerala.
'Spirit'ual Kerala
'Spirit'ual Kerala
As the Onam festival draws near, the queues outside Bevco liquor vends in Kerala are growing longer and ...
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The Hindu did a commendable job of offering its op-ed page space to half a dozen writers from as many ...
Of Palins and Quayles
Of Palins and Quayles
A TV interview with a woman candidate of Australia's One Nation Party, in which she mistook Islam for a ...
An Arabian nightmare
An Arabian nightmare
The 23rd anniversary of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait has just passed. On the intervening night of August 1 and 2, ...
Hartal greetings!
Hartal greetings!
Thiruvananthapuram district has been shut down. This is the sixth shutdown in as many months. Some right-wing ...
Primitive blame game
Primitive blame game
The latest controversy gives rise to a nagging suspicion: Were the utterances of the Kerala Chief Minister and ...
'Spirit'ual Kerala
'Spirit'ual Kerala
As the Onam festival draws near, the queues outside Bevco liquor vends in Kerala are growing longer and ...
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The Hindu did a commendable job of offering its op-ed page space to half a dozen writers from as many ...
Of Palins and Quayles
Of Palins and Quayles
A TV interview with a woman candidate of Australia's One Nation Party, in which she mistook Islam for a ...
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Staying a notch ahead of the pandemic
An international network that helps vaccine-makers stay a step ahead of the virus, assessing vaccines against ...
Roadblocks to vaccination
Misinformation and the infodemic fuelled vaccine hesitancy in some countries
As the price of aviation turbine fuel soars, airlines’ finances spin out of control
With the impact of the pandemic going down to some extent, air travel for leisure has increased dramatically.
Becoming Atmanirbhar
India needs to produce its own commercial aircraft to forge ahead
There’s byte beyond FAANGs
Keen on netting some US tech stocks? There’s a flourishing ecosystem of companies beyond the biggies. Here’s ...
Index Outlook: Will Nifty 50 rebound from its 21-DMA?
Investors’ focus will be on July month auto sales numbers, RBI’s MPC meeting, rupee movement and crude oil ...
Why you should accumulate Cognizant Technology stock
Course correction provides an opportunity
Why Nippon India Value is a good investment
The fund’s top holdings have delivered healthy returns over the past one year
Rice and shine, always
The ingredient that has hung out with the mighty stegosaurus, peered at lunar craters, and played a starring ...
‘You go to meet the prime minister and all you can talk about is my bluddy swimming pool?’
When prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was lectured on free market economics, and cornered about the luxury addition ...
A quiz on defamation
On this day in 2003, English author Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for libel after publishing a ...
Imperilled Immunity — India’s ailing Vaccine PSUs
At one time the primary producers of the country’s vaccine requirements, the units are in terminal decline.
Beena Kannan’s new silk route from Kerala
The Seematti CEO’s new brand — launched in her own name — is weaving a new story for silk, beyond sarees
The race to become out of the world brands
Much before Branson and Bezos, brands have propelled themselves into space in a bid to captivate viewers
On the Campaign Trail
The biggest games on the planet, the Olympics, have begun. However, the mega event, being described as the ...
Touch deprived humans
The pandemic has led to “touch starvation”. Isobar, the digital agency from the house of Dentsu India, has ...
Is GST about ease of doing business?
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
Channapatna sees a revival
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of companies are altering the prospects for wooden toys of ...
Clustering around Koppal
Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
Say cheese, says the organised dairy sector
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...