KOCHI: There is a running joke among Keralites — the Malayalam translation for the word ‘switch’. We giggle while mouthing the word — ‘vidyucchakthi-gamanaagamana-niyanthrana-yanthram’. Though it ...

Kochi: By writing 'machan,' a word commonly used in and around Kochi, Mayor M Anilkumar on Wednesday flagged off the Manorama ...

KOCHI: Bhashamithram, a mobile application launched by Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) is gaining popularity among the youth who want to enrich their Malayalam vocabulary.

Words make a language, and often, with the changes that the passage of time causes, certain words are lost as new words gain currency. Often, these words slip away unnoticed. “When my mother and I ...

Writer V.R. Prabhodhachandran Nair has said that contemporary Malayalam should have a comprehensive grammar and usage book for reference. “We should adopt words from the English language the same way ...