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KOCHI: TJS George never believed in letting talent go to waste. When writer S Jayachandran Nair walked out of the then-popular literary and cultural weekly Kala Kaumudi, TJS saw an opening that would change the course of Malayalam journalism. At the urging of his close friend and writer M P Narayana Pillai -- known affectionately as 'Nanappan' -- TJS moved quickly. Pillai had written to him, insisting, "We should not allow Jayachandran to lie idle. His calibre as editor and writer must be used." Together, the two men persuaded Jayachandran Nair to take charge of a brand-new weekly out of Thiruvananthapuram. Thus was born Samakalika Malayalam Varika on May 16, 1997, launched as a sister publication of The New Indian Express. Jayachandran came on board with a promise: he would bring to Varika the best voices of Kala Kaumudi. He delivered, persuading artist Namboothiri, literary critic M. Krishnan Nair, with his cult column Sahitya Varaphalam, and calligrapher Narayana Bhattathiri to cross over. With that single stroke, Varika arrived fully armed -- a cultural powerhouse under Jayachandran's stewardship from 1997 to 2012. TJS, who gave him a free hand to run the magazine, contributed his own unforgettable essay, Ghosha Yatra (Procession). That work, later included in his autobiography of the same name, won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009.
PATHANAMTHITTA: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday performed the traditional Irumudikettu ritual at Pampa before proceeding to the Sabarimala temple for darshan at the sanctum of Lord Ayyappa. Arriving at Pampa around 11 a.m. in a special motorcade, the President symbolically washed her feet in the Pampa River before offering prayers at the nearby Ganapathi temple. Under the supervision of chief priest Vishnu Namboothiri, the Irumudikettu, the sacred twin bundle carried by Ayyappa devotees, was prepared and tied for the President and her entourage. Accompanying the President were her Aide ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], October 18 (ANI): Prasad E.D. has been selected as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Temple, while Manu Namboothiri M.G has been chosen as the Melsanthi of Malikappuram Temple, according to the Travancore Devaswom Board release. The announcement came after the arrest of Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Kerala High Court. Potti has been remanded to police custody until October 30. Also Read | India Share Market Today: Nifty, Sensex Surge Over 2% Th ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform human-machine interactions, Shekar Nair, Co-Founder of Upekkha, an AI-focused startup accelerator, emphasised that while AI may not eliminate all jobs, it will fundamentally reshape roles by replacing individuals who fail to adapt and integrate AI into their work. Speaking at a session titled "Is AI Real? Hype, Hope, and the Future of Intelligence" at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2025 on January, 27, 2025, Nair shared his belief that humans will create an AI-driven world that fosters meaningful collaboration between humans and machines. ...Read More >