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The Citizen
21-07-2025
- General
- The Citizen
The politics of clothes and their sizes
When is the right time to get new clothes? I like clothes. Unfortunately, clothes don't always like me. Sometimes I won't wear something for a while and when I put it back on it's changed: it makes me look chunky, or it's suffering from a well-documented condition known as wardrobe shrinkage – when an item is left unworn for too long and the fibre shrivels so that it no longer fits. These are generally clothes of the glad-rag variety, special occasion wear that gets an outing every couple of years. It happens to shoes too: they get higher if you fall out of the habit of wearing them, so much so that I now need a stepladder to climb into my Stella McCartney heels. What is a woman to do with all these beautiful fripperies collected over the years, these barely worn items with labels, darling, labels. I've kept things forever, reasoning that maybe one of my sons would meet a tall girl in size seven shoes. Instead, they shacked up with elves and now it's time to face facts: these aren't going to be worn in this house again. So I arrange to take them to a second-hand designer consignment boutique, my little black Moschino dress still sporting its dry-cleaning ticket, my Stellas still in their box. They'll fall on these with relish, I think. The owner flicks through my hangers and peers into my shoe boxes, then folds her hands across her lap, looking at me kindly. Your pieces are lovely, she tells me, however 'they're not vintage and they're not in style. Shapes have changed.' 'They're dated?' I suggest. She nods. She'll be taking none of them. It's weird how personal it feels, like she's talking about me: not vintage, not in style, and the shape has definitely changed. She suggests two more 'pre loved, gently used' shops, where again I am met with sweet, practised pity. It must happen an awful lot. However, one suggests a charity store specialising in upmarket clothes, so I donate them there and they're delighted. Yes, I mourn my clothes, thinking maybe if I just lost weight, or changed shape, or changed life we could've worked together, but I guess I was thinking that all along, and mourning a version of me that was younger, sleeker. Dated. And now there's space in my wardrobe and I know a great charity shop. NOW READ: When clothes speak louder than words
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Time of India
1 fisherman dies, 1 missing, 8 rescued in three incidents near Vizhinjam
Thiruvananthapuram : One person was killed and eight rescued of the 10 fishermen who went missing at sea in three different incidents on Thursday and Friday. A search is going on for one person, said police. Meanwhile, labour minister V Sivankutty visited the families of the fishermen and promised them all support on Saturday. District collector Anu Kumari and Thiruvananthapuram corporation deputy mayor P K Raju were with the minister. In the first accident, which took place around 4.30pm on Thursday, a fishing boat with five men on board capsized approximately two nautical miles off Vizhinjam coast. Of the five, Muthappan, Pushpadas and Rajin swam back to shore, while Stellas and Antony went missing. On Friday morning, Antony's body washed ashore near Poovar Pozhikara, and a search is still on for Stellas. In the second and third incidents on Friday, two boats —Sahayamatha and Fathimamatha— each with four men on board got stranded in the turbulent sea. On Saturday morning, the fishermen on Sahayamatha contacted their family members using a mobile phone and shared their location. Indian Coast Guard rescued Robinson, 55, Yesudas, 52, Dasan, 48, and Davidson, 34. Their boat was also brought to the shore. Meanwhile, the four fishermen onboard Fathimamatha, Muthappan, 48, Joseph, 45, John, 48, and Mathyas, 50, were rescued by fishermen from Colachel in Tamil Nadu. They are expected to reach Vizhinjam via road early on Sunday morning. "The boats lost control and drifted waywardly in the strong winds. Meanwhile, their fuel ran out, and one of them contacted family members using a mobile phone. The others were rescued by Tamil Nadu fishermen," said Vizhinjam coastal police.
The Hindu
31-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Rain havoc: Eight missing fishers found safe, one still missing
Eight of the nine fishers from the district who were reported missing in the sea following rough weather were found on Saturday, much to the relief of their families and the coastal communities. Four men on the boat Sahayamatha and four others on the boat Fathima Matha were rescued from the sea off Tamil Nadu. Efforts are on to trace the ninth man, Stellas, who was on a third boat Anu that had set out for fishing from the district. The body of Antony, 52, of Pulluvila, who had been among the crew of five on this boat had been recovered on Friday. The remaining three men had swam to safety. All the men are from Vizhinjam, Pozhiyoor and nearby areas. 34 families Two relief camps have been opened in the district for temporarily relocating families displaced in rainfall-related incidents, the district administration said on Saturday. Seventy-nine people from 34 families have been shifted to the camps opened in Thiruvananthapuram and Neyyattinkara taluks. The heavy rainfall accompanied by gusting winds had caused extensive damage to property in the district over the past one week. It was in this context that the families were relocated to the camps. In the Thiruvananthapuram taluk, the camp has been opened in the Government Upper Primary School, Eenchakkal. Two people from a family have been temporarily put up here. Seventy-seven people from 33 families have been shifted to the Government Upper Primary School at Pozhiyoor in the Neyyattinkara taluk. Farm sector The agriculture sector also has reported heavy losses in the district. Crop loss was reported from the Perunkadavila, Athiyannur, and Vamanapuram blocks. The losses on account of the damage to crops on May 30 alone was pegged at ₹22.3 lakh, the district administration said. Crop loss has been reported in 2.58 hectares in Perunkadavila block, 0.44 hectares in Athiyannur block and two hectares in Vamapanpuram. Meanwhile, MLAs have demanded urgent measures to cut down trees and overhanging branches that pose risk to the public. V.K. Prasanth, MLA, told a meeting of the District Development Committee that in Vattiyurkavu alone, trees and branches came crashing down in the heavy rains in 16 locations. He also called for steps to identify trees that are in a potentially dangerous condition. Ten trees along the National Highway at Attingal also had toppled in the past few days. After several days of almost incessant rainfall, Thiruvananthapuram district enjoyed a respite on Saturday. No heavy rainfall alert has been issued for the district till June 4, as per a Saturday evening weather update by the India Meteorological Department.
