Krishnan finds no reason for the Indian Left to make common cause with such authoritarian regimes anywhere. What do other prominent communists think?

Congress has its work cut out for itself – to convince the largest number of voters possible that they do not really wish to vote for BJP. To do this, it requires to reach out, not limit itself.

The recent passing away of N.J. Anonty, a yesteryear Kerala socialist leader who played a crucial in organising the former PM's padayatra in 1983 to reinvent himself politically, also sheds light on the power of mass mobilisation.

As the only surviving delegate from the first party congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1943 held in Bombay, Nair’s passing definitely marks the end of an era.

The acclaimed film is based on the love story of a legendary political couple of Kerala, and delves deep into the life of a forgotten communist leader.

Sixty-seven-year-old Balakrishnan took over as state secretary from Pinarayi Vijayan in 2015, during the Alappuzha party congress, and has now been in charge for nearly two terms.

Over the last few months, Rahul loyalists are back in positions of power within the party.

Apart from staving off attacks from young leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan, the Bihar chief minister also needs to keep looking over his shoulder to see if the BJP is still with him.

Other socialist politicians from Bihar trod the same path he did – especially George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar. But in Paswan, the gap between what could have been and what he eventually became was arguably the greatest.

Fathima talks about her beliefs, the fallout of her visit to Sabarimala, the attack unleashed on her by the right-wing and more.

With the opening of the temple for the season due next week, CM Pinarayi Vijayan will have to tread cautiously lest the Hindutva outfits manage to whip up the religious sentiments of people into a frenzy.

In conversation with Father Augustine Vattoli, a priest under the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese and an activist, about the case involving Bishop Mulakkal and the larger issues afflicting the Church.

From politicians to the Kerala media, fisherfolk to civilians, everyone's consciousness and commitment to the society shone through in the rescue and relief operations.

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai's appointment put an end to two months of internal wrangling and speculation, but there are a number of challenges ahead for him.

The long-pending demand of a generational change in the party hasn’t become a reality.

The ABVP-OBC Front alliance in the recent Hyderabad Central University student's council elections reflect changes in subaltern political equations that could potentially decide India's future.

Behanan had been the lone casualty in the tug of war between Chandy and the then-KPCC chief V.M. Sudheeran ahead of the 2016 assembly elections.

The boys who accompanied Junaid and his brother Hashim recount how they were taunted and attacked for being Muslims and 'beef-eaters.'

Like Jeremy Corbyn, the party and its leader must stick by their principles no matter what the situation, only then will it eventually pay off.

From a Dalit student's suicide to allowing police excesses, the Kerala chief minister seems unable to correctly handle much that goes on in the state.