• The Federal
    Rajeev Ramachandran
    About the AuthorRajeev Ramachandran
    Rajeev Ramachandran is Associate Editor with The Federal.
      PV Anvar
      Kerala

      Nilambur bypoll: High-stakes battle between LDF, UDF after Anvar's exit

      21 April 2025 5:37 PM IST
      Why acupuncture in Kerala has become a health risk
      The Eighth Column

      Why acupuncture in Kerala has become a health risk

      21 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sanal Edamaruku
      India

      Why Sanal Edamaruku's arrest has left Indian rationalists flustered, divided

      15 April 2025 6:34 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayan
      Kerala

      What’s behind CM Pinarayi’s volte-face on SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan?

      14 April 2025 4:19 PM IST
      Feminist Manifesto: Expat Malayalis’ play wins hearts at Thrissur theatre festival
      Entertainment

      Feminist Manifesto: Expat Malayalis’ play wins hearts at Thrissur theatre festival

      12 April 2025 8:26 AM IST
      Star but a loose cannon: Why Suresh Gopi is a double-edged sword for Kerala BJP
      Kerala

      Star but a loose cannon: Why Suresh Gopi is a double-edged sword for Kerala BJP

      8 April 2025 5:40 PM IST
      Waqf a tool to erode India
      Politics

      Waqf a tool to erode India's diversity: Pinarayi lashes out at Centre

      7 April 2025 12:58 PM IST
      cpi(m)
      Politics

      Why declining 'quality' of membership is a looming crisis for CPI(M)

      6 April 2025 3:25 PM IST
      MA Baby takes over as CPI(M) general secy; can he revive its political fortunes?
      India

      MA Baby takes over as CPI(M) general secy; can he revive its political fortunes?

      6 April 2025 2:02 PM IST
      Munambam (Vypin island, Ernakulam, Kerala)
      Kerala

      Why Congress risks losing ground in Kerala despite opposing Waqf bill

      4 April 2025 3:34 PM IST
      At CPI-M Congress, party vows to fight Hindutva-corporate nexus
      Politics

      At CPI-M Congress, party vows to fight 'Hindutva-corporate' nexus as chief enemy

      4 April 2025 11:08 AM IST
      How passion keeps artists going as Malayalam theatre gasps for breath
      The Eighth Column

      How passion keeps artists going as Malayalam theatre gasps for breath

      4 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      CPI(M) Party Congress
      Tamil Nadu

      CPI(M) Party Congress begins with call for fight against Hindutva forces, crony capitalism

      2 April 2025 7:19 PM IST
      CPI(M) Party Congress
      Politics

      Madurai Congress crucial for CPI(M) to re-define role amid waning national presence

      1 April 2025 2:06 PM IST
      L2: Empuraan, CBFC, Mohanlal
      Kerala

      Mohanlal blinks, apologises for Empuraan while Prithviraj maintains stoic silence

      30 March 2025 3:11 PM IST
      Empuraan review
      Films

      L2: Empuraan to be re-released with changes as makers bow to right-wing fury

      29 March 2025 8:20 PM IST
      National Herald case: Court reserves order on taking cognisance of ED chargesheet
      Kerala

      Kodakara hawala case: How ED's clean chit to BJP has pitted CPI(M) against Union govt

      28 March 2025 2:15 PM IST
      Meet the cleric who brought out the ‘Chinaman’ in IPL sensation Vignesh Puthur
      Indian Premier League

      Meet the cleric who brought out the ‘Chinaman’ in IPL sensation Vignesh Puthur

      25 March 2025 8:27 PM IST
      Why the secular legacy of Kerala’s temple grounds is under threat
      The Eighth Column

      Why the secular legacy of Kerala’s temple grounds is under threat

      25 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Will Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP’s new Kerala unit chief, deliver?
      Kerala

      Will Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP’s new Kerala unit chief, deliver?

      24 March 2025 1:13 PM IST
      Kerala autorickshaw driver’s son makes dream debut for Mumbai Indian
      Indian Premier League

      Exclusive: Vignesh Puthur's father recounts his rise to dream IPL debut

      24 March 2025 12:28 PM IST
      delimitation debate
      Delimitation Debate

      Why Kerala is on the same page as Tamil Nadu on delimitation

      20 March 2025 4:46 PM IST
      Adolescence
      Entertainment

      Adolescence: A terrifying descent into the dark web of misogyny, teenage rage

      20 March 2025 4:20 PM IST
      National Herald case: Court reserves order on taking cognisance of ED chargesheet
      India

      Govt did use ED against Oppn leaders, shows govt data

      19 March 2025 4:36 PM IST
      Drug abuse
      Kerala

      Kerala's drug menace: Of changed 'taste', sinister supply lines and Southern transit points

      18 March 2025 7:27 PM IST
      Kerala temple caste row
      Kerala

      Caste and tradition leave Kerala and temple worker tangled in a garland

      18 March 2025 4:33 PM IST
      Kerala school
      Kerala

      With its progressive education framework, Kerala takes on Centre’s NEP

      15 March 2025 11:24 AM IST
      CPI(M) state conference
      Kerala

      Kerala: Upset with CPI(M)'s decisions, senior comrades vent dissent on social media

      12 March 2025 2:46 PM IST
      Rojava-Zin
      Features

      Rojava, Zin: How two novels in different languages depict Kurdish liberation struggle

      12 March 2025 10:20 AM IST
      What’s behind the gruesomeness of murders in Kerala?
      The Eighth Column

      What’s behind the gruesomeness of murders in Kerala?

      12 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
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