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How a Kerala grandma went from Kalaripayattu exponent to internet star to Padma Shri winnerMeenakshi Amma enjoys being likened to a warrior heroine from the famous ballads.

Meet the Kerala journalist leading a global campaign to put jackfruit on our dinner tablesShree Padre, editor of the Kannada farm magazine, ‘Adike Patrike’, has published 28 cover stories on his favourite fruit.

‘Height is God’s gift, let us hold our heads high’: Meet Kerala’s Tall Men AssociationA group in Kerala is discussing issues that are seldom considered by the shorter majority of the world.

India’s only public circus academy is shutting down – and nobody seems to careKerala Circus Academy in Thalassery was hobbled by problems from the very start. Now the state wants to convert it into a gymnastics centre.

At Kottayam’s new transgender clinic, sex reassignment surgeries are in high demandThe clinic offers consultation, laboratory tests and medicine free of cost.

In Sabarimala temple’s shadow, a Kerala mosque stands witness to a long history of communal amityThe mosque in Erumely is named for Vavar, the Muslim friend of Sabarimala’s presiding deity Ayyappa. It is the first stop for most pilgrims to the hill shrine.

‘I take painkillers after each trip’: The health travails of Sabarimala’s dolly bearersMany of the men who carry devotees to the Kerala temple in palanquins suffer from bone-related diseases.

Mattancherry’s Paradesi Jews came together to mark the 450th anniversary of their beloved synagogue‘Not a single day passes in my life without thinking about Mattancherry.’

Kerala’s first transgender beauty contest was a success – but will it lead to greater victories?The state has been paving the way for transgender rights since 2014.

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