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Lost in Translation: Translation bridging gaps in Literature

“Language has the ability to cross borders, but borders arise because of unfamiliarity with them,” the Congress politician and environmental activist Kusumom Joseph said during a session on language and translation at the second edition of the Wayanad Literature Festival. … Continue reading

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Intolerant States spend more on themselves than their People

“Societies are being destroyed and kept in a state of fear and tension,” Professor Lawrence Surendra, an environmental economist and former UN staff member, said during an academic session on “Society: Gender, Education, and Health” at the Wayanad Literature Festival. … Continue reading

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“Entire field for them, only a song for us”

Adivasis were mere slaves to landlords bought and sold from place to place. This bitter reality remains sealed in the history of Wayanad’s struggles. A panel discussion on the region’s suffering on the third day of the Wayanad Literature Festival, … Continue reading

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Amitava Kumar’s advice to writers: ‘Cut that unnecessary five percent out’

Writer and academic Amitava Kumar has said that editing out unnecessary parts will make the writing more impactful.  “Writers often fail to acknowledge the fact that cutting  that unnecessary five percent content out will make their books better,” he said … Continue reading

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“Being From Wayanad is my Biggest Strength”: Basil Joseph

“I am the hero of Wayanad” the film actor and director Basil Joseph said as he opened the third day of the Wayanad Literature Festival. In a session titled ‘My People My Cinema’ alongside social activist Peeyush Antony, Basil expressed … Continue reading

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Exploring the Foundations of Knowledge: Babu Thaliath

“Philosophy is an ever-continuing process of connecting human thinking with the external world,” Babu Thaliath, the chairperson at the Centre of German Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University said, while addressing the International Academic Conference at the Wayanad Literature Festival. Thaliath … Continue reading

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Sukhdev Singh Kokri on organising the Farmers’ Movement

“The farmer’s movement braved through significant setbacks, including a lack of support from media that were backed up by corporate and bureaucratic organisations,” Sukhdev Singh Kokri said. Kokri the general secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) spoke at … Continue reading

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What Lies Ahead for the Student Politics in Kerala?

In a heated discussion on the future of student politics in Kerala, prominent political activists Aloshious Xavier, Muhammed Sadiq and Shabari Girija Rajan, brought campus politics to life at the Wayanad Literature Festival, on Friday. When asked about evaluating the … Continue reading

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Agenda setting journalism from the margins

“Narratives are viewed by where and who they come from,” Pooja Prasanna, the editorial head of The News Minute said at a Wayanad Literature Festival session on ‘Small-Towns to Agenda Setting Journalism.’ The panel, all small town journalists who had … Continue reading

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വയനാടി​ന് വേണ്ടത് സമഗ്രമായ അതിജീവനമെന്ന് മന്ത്രിയും, ജില്ലാ പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡന്റും

മുണ്ടക്കൈ, ചൂരൽ മല ദുരന്തത്തെ വയനാടൻ അതിജീവനം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് വയനാട് ജില്ലയെ മൊത്തത്തിൽ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന സംഭവമായി മാറിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നുവെന്നും എന്നാൽ വയനാടൻ അതിജീവനം എന്നത് മറ്റൊരു തരത്തിൽ അനിവാര്യമാണെന്ന് മന്ത്രി ഒ ആർ കേളുവും ജില്ലാ പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡ​ന്റ് സംഷദ് മരക്കാറും അഭിപ്രായപ്പെട്ടു. മാറി വരുന്ന കാലാവസ്ഥ ,കാർഷിക മേഖലയിലെ തകർച്ച,തുടർച്ചയായുള്ള ദുരന്തങ്ങൾ, വന്യ ജീവിശല്യങ്ങൾ … Continue reading

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