Variyam·Oct 7What’s in a name?Unniyachi Charitham, Unnichiruthevi Charitham, and Unniyaadi Charitham are three important works of early Malayalam literature, generally…A response icon1A response icon1
Variyam·Feb 26Where Mortality Meets the Divine: Kerala’s Theyyam TemplesIn an earlier article, I wrote about Theyyam and Thira and their possible connection to mortuary rituals in ancient Egypt. In Kerala…
Variyam·Apr 22, 2025PathaayappuraI asked ChatGPT whether it knew anything about Kerala’s pathaayappura പത്തായപ്പുര. It responded with some nonsensical hallucinations about…A response icon2A response icon2