Kuruvila’s life-like, powerful sculptures of the third gender draw awareness ... Lokame Tharavadu continues across multiple venues in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, through December 31, 2021.

“I used to draw from a very young age ... “It’s good for many Kerala artists to make themselves visible. I’m sure there are many more. It was in September last year, after the first ...

The naalukettu was a typical feature of the Kerala tharavadu tradition, where joint families lived together for generations with a patriarch and matriarch overseeing all their affairs. At the ...