SHYAM G MENON

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Unclear Goals Of The 130th Amendment
Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

'Non-BJP state governments and their leaders, navigating today's political landscape,...

When Voter ID Matters And When It Doesn't
Rediff.com23 Aug 2025

When the government chooses to either ignore or use identity documents only when it...

When Voter ID Matters And When It Doesn't
Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

When the government chooses to either ignore or use identity documents only when it...

How Will Nuns' Arrest Affect Kerala Politics?
Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

The current situation in Kerala politics is perhaps best described as a case of the...

Bharat Mata Dispute Rocks Kerala Academia
Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

The Bharat Mata controversy in Kerala shows how political and symbolic fights between...

Why So Much Hatred For English?
Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be...

Life From A Hospital Room
Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past...

Why Do We Believe Israel, And Not Iran?
Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

At the end of the day, for many worldwide, the ongoing mutual attacks between Israel...

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions
Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core,...

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining
Rediff.com19 Apr 2025

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned...

Trump Has Become A Reset Button
Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Trump's sweeping tariffs and penalties on China-built ships have turned global shipping...

The Harsh Reality For Wayanad Survivors
Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

In Kerala's society, known for its high material standard of living, plunging into a...

Why Wayanad's Landslide Survivors Are Protesting
Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

In the months immediately following the 2024 tragedy, reporting on the landslide per se...

An Agitation That Woke Up Kerala
Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

It was a protest which held a mirror to the government of a state taking pride in its...

Huge Ports Deal Sparks US-China Tensions
Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

The $22.8 billion CK Hutchison ports deal intensifies geopolitical tensions between the...

99 And Seven Decimal Points
Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

'Does 99 percent guarantee character and capacity for an independent awareness of life...

Why Tharoor Gives The Congress A Headache
Rediff.com24 Feb 2025

The Kerala unit of the Congress instantly gets a headache when Shashi Tharoor lets...

One Month Of Trump: The World Is In Shock
Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of...

How Dr Singh Changed Finance Minister's Role
Rediff.com1 Feb 2025

'Suddenly we had a new comprehension of affairs, which reminded that the luxury of...

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers
Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital,...