Feelings, Observations and Understandings
I was returning from the office when this Filipino uncle showed me a card that said he is deaf and that the handmade keychains he was holding are for sale. I used gestures to indicate that I didn’t have enough money, then I showed him this hand sign. I learned this sign language from an […]
White /rich people with iPhone whenever they see poverty/helpless colored people : This is art…or oh world see me how good a journalist I am..😶🌫️
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-IBIN NAYAKAM ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 (4.5/5) Pic courtesy: Oneindia On August 15, I watched the Tamil movie Thangalaan, directed by Pa Ranjith, and for the first time in a long while, I felt a sense of relief in my ideological struggle against societal injustices. Beyond its social commentary, the film offers extravagant visuals and employs magical realism
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\”I am capable of doing this for you But I will not do it\” – A Tamil Movie dialogue. Last year, I worked for this person from my own community (he is a professor). He gave me a job as a Research Assistant (that was what he told me). He paid me correctly, a good
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Today, I saw the land rights demands of the fishermen’s union before the parliamentary election, and it was a very happy moment for me because last year, I wrote articles pointing out the same issues and demands when the Kerala government planned the coastal highway and relocation of the fishermen community from the coast. I
Land rights of fishermen and difficulties of discussing this with the mainstream. Read More »
People say you should do whatever art form you enjoy – it can be singing, drawing, speaking, capturing moments with cameras or any other device, writing, and so on. That\’s not intended to obtain fame and money, but for becoming who you are inside, who you want to be, or who you like to be.
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The digital world is a complex system that controls our attention and behaviour in order to generate income. Companies collect our attention through branding, marketing, and persuasion. They then ‘use our attention to sell us products\’ or influence our beliefs. When we analyse the social structure of the world: Local people work in the fields
I went to the ATM counter today. The security guard uncle waited near my scooter until I came back after my transaction. I had left my bag on the scooter seat, so I smiled at him like I do to everyone. He smiled back too. My scooter took a few more minutes to start, and
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അത് ഒരു എഴുത്തുകാരനായിരുന്നു. പക്ഷെ ചുറ്റുമുള്ളവർ അയാളെ ഒരു ധനികന്റെയും രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരന്റെയും ആൾ ദൈവത്തിന്റെയും നോക്കുകുത്തിയും അനുയായിയും അടിമയുമാണെന്ന് വിശ്വസിപ്പിച്ചു. പേനയും പേപ്പറും ഒരിക്കലും അവിടേക്ക് എത്തിയില്ല. അയാൾ ഒന്നും ഇതുവരെ എഴുതിയുമില്ല. അപൂർണമായ മനസും കൊണ്ട് പിടികിട്ടാത്ത എന്തോ ഒന്നിനെ രഹസ്യമായി തേടി, അയാളുടെ ഹൃദയവും അലഞ്ഞു. \”എന്തൊരു ജീവിതമാണ് ഇത്?\” വിരസമായ തന്റെ നാളുകളെ സഹിക്ക വയ്യാതെ എഴുത്തുകാരൻ തന്നോട് തന്നെ പറഞ്ഞു. ഇതൊക്കെ ഉത്തരം പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാത്ത ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണെന് അയാൾക്ക് അറിയാമായിരുന്നു. പ്രയാസം കൂടുന്ന
-Ibin Nayakam Even though I strongly disagree with certain of Ernest Hemingway\’s personal ideology in his book \”The Old Man and the Sea,\” there is a distinct indigenous smell in this fisherman\’s tale and the events that occurred in his elderly, lonely life in the ocean that I found to be quite appealing. While reviewing this
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