Education and Anti-EducationUnder this all-pervading reality, questions like “What is education?” “What should one learn?” and, most importantly, “How should one…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Cinema as Education“One cannot object by pointing to the vast proportion of rubbish in cinematographic production — it is no worse than anywhere else…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
John Abraham’s “Agaraharathil Kazhuthai” (1977)The last act of John Abraham’s Agaraharathil Kazhuthai (Donkey in a Brahmin Quarter) opens with a narrator reciting Subramani Bharathi’s…Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
The Village Library: Kavimani Desiya Vinayagam Pillai Memorial Library, TheroorOne of the famous sons of Theroor was Desika Vinayagam Pillai (1876–1954), a poet noted for children’s, nationalistic, and devotional songsMar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Aval Appadithan: Why Is It Still Ahead of Our Times?If Aval Appadithan were a book, one wouldn’t be surprised to find words like “revelatory,” “iconoclastic,” “path breaking,” or definitely…Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
