Kerala State Formation Explained: The 1955 Indian Express Report and SRC Findings The formation of Kerala on 1 November 1956 was not an emotional cultural merger, but the outcome of a clear and hard-negotiated administrative process. A rare Indian Express edition dated 10 October 1955, reporting directly on the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) headed by … Read more
The East India Company: The First Corporate Empire And Its Long Shadow When the Trinity Longroom Hub hosted the Edmund Burke Lecture, the focus wasn’t nostalgia or polite history. It was a straight look at how one private corporation — the East India Company — reshaped India and, in many ways, reshaped the modern world. … Read more
Kerala is praised as a model state on paper, but the ground reality tells another story. From overcrowded hospitals to broken roads and failed waste management, here’s a reality check on Kerala’s public services.
On 8 September 2025, the Kerala High Court delivered a powerful judgment against Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), setting a precedent in health insurance law. The case involved Dr. A.M. Muraleedharan, a 58-year-old from Kannur, who fought LIC’s arbitrary rejection of his wife’s medical claims—and won. The Background Dr. Muraleedharan had been paying premiums … Read more
