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Bobby Kunhu
Another death, another celebrity, another space and and so many more questions on transitory choices of identities. I am not searching for commonalities, but am wondering aloud about one interesting commonality – choice of conversion to a religion – that believes itself to persecuted – Islam!! Though Michael [...] P Shyma While thinking about Lord Ayyappan, the first thing that comes to mind is the powerful presence represented by Sabarimala that has a celibate deity. But in hundreds of temples such as Thiruvullakkavu, Chammaravattam, Thrikkunnapuzha and Thakazhi, Ayyappan could be seen along with a wife, worshipped as a grihastha. While women have restricted [...] Bobby Kunhu
This is not an obituary, but reflections that have been troubling me since the demise of the poet Kamala Suraiya and various reactions to her life, particularly one incident in her life that has provoked extreme reactions – her conversion to Islam On one hand, some people wearing the [...] |
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