Life & Style
Thiruvananthapuram YWCA’s message of hope for Holy Week
Saraswathy Nagarajan The Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the YWCA make a video of tableaux depicting the important events of Holy Week and the Resurrection
Food
Ramasseri idli has put a small village in Palakkad on the food map of India
Saraswathy Nagarajan The popular Ramasseri idli, a fusion of an idli and a dosa, has a distinctive texture
Homes and gardens
Online communities that swap, share or exchange seeds and plants are on the rise
Athira M Instead of buying at nurseries, gardening enthusiasts are trading plants and seeds via Facebook groups
Malayalam screenwriter P. Balachandran passes away
S.R. PraveenIn a creative life spanning several decades, he experimented and reinvented himself, shifting seamlessly between the stage and the screen, and writing scripts that were both critically-acclaimed and popular.
‘Chiri Paatu’ is an ode to friendship
Athira MComposed by Varkey and directed by Goutham Soorya, the music video brings together a group of friends and capture their smiles
Sithara Krishnakumar’s band Project Malabaricus comes up with a song and a campaign for the environment
Saraswathy NagarajanThe song ‘Arutharuthu, Arutharuthu’, an anthem for the environment, reminds us to respect and protect Nature and its resources
Dance
Medicos Naveen and Janaki turn Instagram favourites with their rocking dance number
Saraswathy Nagarajan Medical students Naveen K Razak and Janaki Omkumar hit the limelight with their 30-second Instagram video of them burning the dance floor to ‘Rasputin’
Movies
‘Aanum Pennum’, an anthology, focuses on three women in different periods of time
Saraswathy Nagarajan The three short films in the Malayalam anthology talk about women who live life on their own terms
Movies
I had my doubts about pulling off the role in ‘Aarkkariyam’: Biju Menon
Athira M The actor discusses playing a septuagenarian in his upcoming movie directed by Sanu John Varughese and his 25-year journey in Malayalam cinema
Life & Style
Check out the ‘Maradona museum’ at this Kerala hotel
Harikumar J S How Hotel Blue Nile in Kerala has converted its room 309 into a “museum” ever since Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s stay in 2012
Life & Style
Why football icon Ronaldinho ‘follows’ this Kerala teenager on Instagram
Harikumar J S Nineteen-year-old Malappuram artist Vivek P T’s pencil portraits of the Brazilian star elicited a response from the soccer legend himself who liked and commented on the artwork
Life & Style
Why the coastal belt of Kerala capital is in love with football
Harikumar J S The 75-odd km stretch of Thiruvananthapuram’s coastal belt scores high when it comes to its passion for football. MetroPlus casts the net wide to find out what binds the beach and the beautiful game
Society
A pan-Indian bike ride from Kerala for a cause
The bike ride, organised by HOPE, was flagged off from Thiruvananthapuram on April 14
Life & Style
Thiruvananthapuram YWCA’s message of hope for Holy Week
Saraswathy Nagarajan The Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the YWCA make a video of tableaux depicting the important events of Holy Week and the Resurrection
Music