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Dr. Mary Poonen Lukose: India’s first female legislator, pioneering physician commemorated in a documentary

October 8, 2024October 9, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

In 1924, when Dr. Mary Poonen Lukose was nominated to the Travancore Legislative Council, making her India’s first female legislator, she was already a trailblazer with several firsts to her credit. Now, on October 9, a documentary Dr Mary Poonen Lukose: Charitram Piranna Kaikal, directed by Dr Praseetha K, research assistant at Sabha TV, will […]

SNV Sadanam in Thiruvananthapuram celebrates its centenary with a legacy of empowerment and education.

October 1, 2024October 11, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

For Avani Pannicker, a student of Secretarial Practice from Kollam, the spacious SNV Sadanam at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram is second home. “I have been staying here for seven years now and it really is my home in Thiruvananthapuram,” she says. It has been a second home for generations of young women who flocked to […]

Vaikom Satyagraham

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The museum in memory of EV Ramaswamy (Thanthai Periyar), who was at the forefront of the Vaikom Satyagraha and earned the epithet Vaikom Veeran. | Photo Credit: VISHNU PRATHAP In tune with the spirit of the Vaikom Satyagraha, which is celebrating its centenary this year, Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna released a composition, Sindikka Chonnavar Periyar, […]

Visitors get rare opportunity to see the Kerala Legislative Assembly Library up close on the occasion of their 100th anniversary

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Kerala Legislative Assembly building illuminated in connection with the week-long centenary celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Library in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: S Mahinsha “It was a rare opportunity, a chance to see up close the Kerala Legislature, its visitors’ gallery, the Assembly itself and the Museum there,” says Jessy Narayanan, secretary of Malayalam […]

Centenary celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Library gave visitors, especially school students, a rare opportunity to see up close the Legislative Assembly, museum and Library

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

State owns Travancore House, no move to sell it: Kerala government

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The govt. was responding to reports that the Travancore House on Kasturba Gandhi Marg was about to be sold to a Chennai-based firm The govt. was responding to reports that the Travancore House on Kasturba Gandhi Marg was about to be sold to a Chennai-based firm The Kerala government has said that the Travancore House […]

‘Pathonpatham Noottandu’ movie review: A package with some punch, despite its failings

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

‘Pathonpatham Noottandu’ stands a notch above some overhyped period films in recent years ‘Pathonpatham Noottandu’ stands a notch above some overhyped period films in recent years Big budget, larger-than-life cinema from the South has been making the waves across the country in recent years. Compared to those, Vinayan’s Pathonpatham Noottandu may be smaller in budget, […]

A package with some punch, despite its failings

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Pathonpatham Noottandu stands a notch above some overhyped period films in recent years Pathonpatham Noottandu stands a notch above some overhyped period films in recent years Big budget, larger-than-life cinema from the South has been making the waves across the country in recent years. Compared to those, Vinayan’s Pathonpatham Noottandu may be smaller in budget, […]

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