Ayurveda's bitter harvest
Kerala's famed Ayurveda world is aghast. For neem, a plant known as sarvarogasamhari (panacea) in Ayurveda, is to be included by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on its Negative Ingredient
M.G. Radhakrishnan
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Avian warning
Foreteller of death and winged messenger of ill-luck, the owl has always had a diabolic aura in the popular imagination. The bird's elusive and nocturnal nature may be to blame, as could be its horns, eerie screech and chilling lidless stare.
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Kerala: God's disowned country
Ever since he turned a teenager, it had been Pierre Gagne's dream to visit Kerala. He had read it all: in National Geographic Traveller, Conde Nast and countless other magazines about the place that was described as among "50 must see destinations of a lifetime".
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Cradle of Death
Widely feted for its impressive performance in the social sector, a spate of deaths of newborns in one of the state's premier hospitals has raised questions over Kerala's overall healthcare system-----