Jayalakshmi K

Articles by Jayalakshmi K

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Wayanad landslides: Was it an invited disaster to happen?

Low income, vulnerable populations will continue to drown and capsize in landslides, floods and storms even as the perpetrators sit safe on high grounds.

Aug 1, 2024

PAN India bats for plant based diet for health

Plant based food has enough and all nutrients required for all ages as it is rich in fibre, phytonutrients, healthy fats and proteins while being zero in cholesterol, poisonous things like mercury, etc. All one needs is to take a B12 supplement, says expert

Mar 19, 2024

'Poacher' Review: Fast moving to the exit door

The series 'Poacher' talks of a true set of events that highlight the dangers facing wildlife in the country, in this case the elephant.

Mar 18, 2024

Help cool the planet by going Vegan

For every 1 million people who adopt the vegan diet for a month, around 6.2 million litres of water can be saved, over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions avoided, and 3.4 million animals spared from cruelty.

Jan 18, 2024

Earthquake hazard map of India (left pic) and map of Nagaland state

Many Facets of Nagaland: Beautiful and untouched, largely

A two-week trip through some of the remote regions sets the writer thinking on what one really needs in life

Oct 31, 2023

Of Malnad, by Malnad, for all humanity - Kannada film 'Jalapatha' review

Kannada film Jalapatha is a welcome popular foray into a subject that has largely remained in the academic and activist domain

Oct 26, 2023

The Shark Moment

We all complain of the system and how it turns us into unhappy assembly line products. But how many of us are willing to risk stepping out? Meet Shraddha and Sandeep who have a plan for an alternate education system.

Oct 26, 2022

For the love of a dog: 777 Charlie Movie Review

It is not about audience engagement, because Charlie keeps you glued to the screen with a mix of a good script, acting, music and cinematography

Jun 16, 2022

The Travails of a Pillion Rider: A glimpse of India from the wheels

What is different and laudable about this travelogue is the way the author draws from ancient Indian scriptures to reveal what our ancestors knew about living in sync with nature.

Feb 7, 2022

Saving the merry tunes for posterity

Life in the chaotic city has been more than enlivened by birds — these creatures from the heavens.

Jan 17, 2018

ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

12 launches a year vs. 360 new rice varieties a year

Why is the agriculture sector taken for granted, especially given that it caters to a more basic and crucial need than space missions?

Jan 11, 2018

From squeezing water from air and verdict on triple talaq to Padmavati row and MeToo campaign: 2017, the year that was

A mixed year with its share of success and failure stories that leaves one with a feeling of hope amidst despair. Will we learn lessons from the past or repeat the mistakes?

Jan 1, 2018

Time to speak up about the M-word: Menstruation

Tho shocking truths about menstruation and menstrual hygiene among women need to be addressed.

Dec 22, 2017

Here's how humans pose a jumbo problem for captive elephants

Elephants face a harrowing time in captivity, leading us to the question: Should their presence in temples be done away with?

Dec 12, 2017

Adivasi life: Clash of modernity and tradition

A workshop organised by Pipal Tree saw tribal activists and thinkers conclude that the tribal/adivasi culture was the best model for a sustainable and peaceful society.

Dec 6, 2017

Padmavati row is a classic example of creative licence vs human sentiments

Why has Sanjay Leela Bhansali not shown Padmavati to protesters, but screened it for journalists?

Nov 23, 2017

Smog in our heads: The mental condition that leads to more pollution in our cities

The pollution within our heads may need to be cleared first for us to combat the smog that is choking our lives.

Nov 13, 2017

Making of the Crispr superman: Will gene-editing create the perfect human?

Crispr cannot be used to reverse an existing disease in humans, but only helps prevent the same in progeny by working on the embryo stage.

Nov 8, 2017

In Bodh Gaya, a look at why modern India has so few Buddhists

Does modern India harbour anti-Buddhist sentiments from its Brahminic past, believed to be one of the major reasons, along with the plunder by the Mughals, for the demise of the religion?

Oct 30, 2017

Decoding Varanasi: An ancient city that eminently holds on to its heritage [PHOTOS]

Kashi, Varanasi or City of Lights -- the "original ground" created by Shiva is probably still run by the divine hand.

Oct 19, 2017

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