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Smt. Qamarunnisa Anwar took charge as the KSWDC's new Chairperson this morning. She cordially took charge admist her relatives, party members and the staff of the Corporation. Later in the day, she met all the staff members of the Corporation and urged them to stay bonded as a family in the Corporation and  to work with the utmost dedication towards the welfare of the women in the State.

The Workshop on ICT awareness for empowering female college students and teachers in Kerala will cover Kasargod, Malappuram and Wayanad districts of the State. The detailed ICTtraining calender of the same is provided below.

Research argues that attitudes towards computers and Information and communication technologies (ICT) are shaped early in primary school and are influenced by peer, teacher and parental attitudes. Students’ interest in computers is linked to the amount of encouragement they receive from parents, teachers, school career counsellors and peers. A study shows that ‘there is mass difference between girls and boys in their appreciation of the importance of computer’.

The capital of the State kicked off the 10th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya (Kerala) Divas on 9th January 2012 at Gandhi Park, Eastfort. The function was inaugurated by Mr. N. Shaktan, Hon. Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.

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This short note is just an observation. I have been quite disturbed by watching the popular dance reality shows produced in Malayalam and broadcast internationally. I was also quite puzzled by a certain contradiction one can see in the way our society understands and imposes sexuality and restriction in public sphere. In prime time, Malayalam reality shows must be a pedophile’s delight where one can see ten-twelve year olds gyrate their pre-puberty bodies to raunchy Malayalam-tamil-hindi songs.

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Remember when as a child, you'd go to the store with your parents, and stop at the meat counter? Your dad or mom would move from one to the next, occasionally ask the price or origin of one piece, move on, settle for one, and then proceed to instruct the salesman behind the counter on which pieces to select, asking about cut, origin, commenting on quality, and finally, pay the man and leave. An arranged marriage in India is pretty similar.

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she talks and talks to herself

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It was a performance like no other that I have witnessed in recent times. The mizhav drums thunderclap creating an ambience of antiquity in the atmosphere. Flames dance in a backdrop of red and white. Mystical chants brew an ancient dream…long lost and gone…

It was the story of Lalitha – the most beauteous of women…Kesadipada~ Padadikesha. Sita would seem just a shadow in front of her. But destiny would have other plans in mind.   

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Being an ardent believer of woman power, I find it rather difficult to obliviously laud the “grand success” of women empowerment campaigns that supposedly ushered in a sea of change for the Keralite women. If we go by the popular talks, it has revolutionarised the way woman perceive themselves and also how the society perceives them. Where are these signs of progress, I ask.

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'സ്വന്തം കാലില് നില്ക്കാന് പ്രാപ്തിയായിട്ട് ഇഷ്ടമുള്ള ജീവിതം തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തോളു'എന്ന് മുത്തശ്ശി ഞങ്ങളോട് പലവട്ടം പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. കുഞ്ഞുനാള് മുതല്. സ്വന്തം കാലില് നില്ക്കാന് പ്രാപ്തി എന്ന വാക്കുകൊണ്ട് എന്താണ് ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചത് എന്ന് എനിക്കിന്നും പൂര്ണ്ണമായി മനസ്സിലായിട്ടില്ല. കൂടുതല് ചോദിക്കാന്  പ്രാപ്തിയാവും മുമ്പേ അവര് ഞങ്ങളെ വിട്ടുപോയിരുന്നു.