HappyAano
#happyaano is a news project based on a fun road trip across Kerala to cover assembly polls, 2021.
We aim to make election coverage informative and accessible to a younger audience. Please follow our insta (@happyaano_) for more regular updates.
An elderly person herself, Rugmini talks about how vulnerable are older adults to floods
This documentary series was produced by Words Rhythms Images (WRI), along with Samadrushti Charitable Trust as an NGO Partner and The Newsminute and HappyAano as dissemination partners. It was made possible by the grants of Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) in partnership with the Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network Tokyo Innovation Hub (ATIH) and SEEDS. HappyAano
Seeing the Unseen: A 78-year old woman reflects on the floods, and the house it took
This documentary series was produced by Words Rhythms Images (WRI), along with Samadrushti Charitable Trust as an NGO Partner and The Newsminute and HappyAano as dissemination partners. It was made possible by the grants of Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) in partnership with the Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network Tokyo Innovation Hub (ATIH) and SEEDS. HappyAano
14/08/2021
At last, Onam is here.
And we have a short announcement to make.
People who are born with certain challenges remain increasingly vulnerable every monsoon before the Onam. They are rarely given attention in the mainstream press. Their stories are hardly devoted the same resources and legwork on the assumption that relatively few people read.
So, we went ahead and did it anyway.
Starting today, HappyAano and TheNewsMinute will publish a series of video documentaries directed by Ajay Govind that examines what it means to be living with disability in flood-risk Kerala. The project represents a slice of flood-hit Kerala, one that explores what the state looks like, through the vantage point of some of those who are often unheard and unseen.
Seeing the unseen: What living with disability means in flood-hit Kerala At last, an Onam devoid of floods is here. The flower carpets are back, so are the feasting and the fanfare. It has returned as the festival that touches every Malayali with fleeting moments of joy, as they welcome again their cultural hero, mythological King Mahabali. Onam today stands in sharp con...
Watch this space!
30/05/2021
In the first episode, we discuss why coronavirus vaccines are delayed, should it be free, and what else goes into the business of its making& distribution. Our guest is R Ramakumar, economist and Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and also member, the Kerala State Planning Board. Links in first comment.
30/05/2021
From , we are launching a new podcast: Weekend Reporters
What is it?
A weekly, about 1-hour enriching conversation in Malayalam for people who want to learn how to build future Kerala.
Where to get it?
We are now available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Anchorfm— and our own brand new website happyaano.com. We will soon be available on both Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts too. (Pls check the first comment for links, for weekly updates follow on insta)
Mental health professional and activist Shibili Suhanah () on elections.
How do you feel? Excited? Scared? Tell us.
03/04/2021
We've reached the final leg of our road trip so here is a chance to ask us random questions!
We will be LIVE on Instagram but you can also tweet to us using . Clubhouse users can tune in at 8 PM.
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03/04/2021
The mountains bringing out the smiles :)
Unfiltered: Literature
How OV Vijayan came to Thasarak, got the inspiration for Khasak and read his book later to Majeed
Hello, Alappuzha! ?
Hello, Kottayam! Happy Aano?
Hello, Idukki. ?
31/03/2021
Meeting heroes on the go.
Unfiltered: Society
Neither politics nor coronavirus can take away happiness from these men from .
Unfiltered: Women
Aparna Balamurali remains positive despite a difficult and challenging lockdown period.
Hello, Palakkad! ?
Thasarak (the village that inspired OV Vijayan's Khasak)
Polandil endhu sambavichu?
If you are a Malayali, it is very likely that someone has asked you "what happened in Poland"?
But what REALLY happened in ? HappyAano asked the good folks of
Unfiltered: Women
Sukanya believes things can get better for young women who call their home
Hello, Kochi! ?
How will Malappuram vote?
Malappuram in Kerala is the bastion of the Muslim League. Why is League so popular?
In search of an answer, we visited Kodappanakkal, the house of Panakkad Thangal, the chief of the League.
Hello, Thrissur! ?
This time we decided to say hello to the district by making sing his favourite Kathakali Padam, made famous by late Kalamandalam Hyderali. This song from the play Karnasapatham is the part where Karna laments and wonders whether he’d ever get to know who his parents are. This song also connected well with that of Hyderali, a Muslim who dared to enter a Hindu-dominated art form and at times faced discrimination.
Hello, Malappuram! ?
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Explained: How will Kozhikode vote?
There are 60 seats in Malabar aka North Kerala. Congress has only 6 of them. In Kozhikode, where the party took birth in Kerala, they have none. Where better than to highlight the plight of in North Kerala?
Happy Aano, Kozhikode?
We asked people of Calicut “What happened in Poland?”
Video coming soon.
Unfiltered: Women of Wayanad.
Ammini Amma doesn't know whom to vote for. Just like she doesn't know how to overcome her debts.
Hello, Kozhikode. ?
How will Wayanad vote?
Wayanad in is a tourist's paradise. From rolling hills to misty forests, the waft of cardamom & pepper lingers in the air here. But behind the beauty, lies a third world wretchedness. How to change ?
Watch Happy Aano ft. Ammini Amma
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