About KM Seethi
K M Seethi is Director, Inter University Centre for Social Science Research and Extension, MG University. He also serves as Member of the Appellete Authority (Ombudsman), MGNREGS, Govt of Kerala. Earlier, he served as ICSSR Senior Fellow, Dean of Social Sciences and Senior Professor and Director of School of International Relations and Politics, Director of Research, and Coordinator KPS Menon Chair for Diplomatic Studies.
ENDURING DILEMMA: Flashpoints in Kashmir and India-Pakistan Relations
Based on a vast array of historical documents and primary sources, Enduring Dilemma: Flashpoints in Kashmir and India-Pakistan Relations puts across perceptive arguments and critical analysis that will inspire both academics and policymakers.
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ENDURING DILEMMA: Flashpoints in Kashmir and India-Pakistan Relations
Based on a vast array of historical documents and primary sources, Enduring Dilemma: Flashpoints in Kashmir and India-Pakistan Relations puts across perceptive arguments and critical analysis that will inspire both academics and policymakers.
Chidambaram’s ‘Balan: The Boy’ Explores the Limits of Survival While Touching Upon Moral Unease
First published in The Wire, 6 July 2026 An accomplished Malayalam film anchored by strong performances, 'Balan: The Boy' impresses in craft but raises questions about how survival narratives represent social systems and harm. Chidambaram S. Poduval’s Balan: The Boy, featured at the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year, arrives at a moment when Malayalam cinema is increasingly confident about its craft. On essentially formal terms, the film is accomplished – Farzana Palathingal’s lead performance carries a coiled, paranoid physicality that never asks for [...]
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June 2026
ഹൃദയത്തിലെ വായനശാല
"അമ്മ എന്നാൽ എന്നും അമ്മ തന്നെയാണ്, ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നവയിൽ വെച്ച് ഏറ്റവും വിശുദ്ധമായ ഒന്നാണത്."— [...]
The Man Who Kept His Calm While a University Burned Around Him
A Remembrance of Prof. Dr. M.A. IttyachanHe never raised his [...]
May 2026
When the Courtroom Was His Conscience: Remembering Dijo Kappan
Published in The Hindu, 1 May 2026 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/when-the-courtroom-was-his-conscience-remembering-dijo-kappan/article70927705.ece/amp/May Day is [...]