<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Word Factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing, editing and translations done by a professionally qualified and experienced journalist]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:48:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wordfactory.in/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Raat Akeli Hain: A well-made, taut thriller worth the time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raat Akeli Hain can be seen as India's Knives Out. A well-crafted noir that thrills and mkes one think.]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/raat-akeli-hain-a-well-made-taut-thriller-worth-the-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2a7788852d2d0017883016</guid><category><![CDATA[Cinema Central]]></category><category><![CDATA[Binge Watcher]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_25f73a72820d47d189eef886a225a2ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_316,h_316,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aloha! Editors]]></title><description><![CDATA[As media companies embrace automation and AI, the art and skill of editing as we know it is entering the phase of extinction 
]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/aloha-editors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f282d9b4791fa001778ddb1</guid><category><![CDATA[Writers' Room]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:46:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_6551aa810dd246df85fd9f3d2f4fc8f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing: A Misread Profession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being under-appreciated and undervalued are just a couple of issues among the litany of struggles faced by freelance writers
]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/writing-a-misread-profession</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f26f2063944b000171580bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Writers' Room]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 17:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_70c4f1e3e5294fa5882393f41e7539aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Have I Ever … been so disappointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The much-hyped Netflix series sadly continues the tradition of racial misrepresentation]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/never-have-i-ever-been-so-disappointed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f1759455f43af001784459b</guid><category><![CDATA[Binge Watcher]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:14:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_4467ee5d41be4ef48f7fc9e6be716a75~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[നഷ്ടപ്രണയം ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of love and loss...]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B7-%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%AA-%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%AF</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0704b2d040aa001705d7dd</guid><category><![CDATA[Writers' Room]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:52:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19c9853fa3cc4882a01e2c83babed777.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>anishparackalin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Solo: A trip for the post-Covid times ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those in search of a safe post-Covid activity, try out paddling at SyZyGy Ecosports, Paravur, Kollam.]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/go-solo-a-trip-for-the-post-covid-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f054d9066bf590017c37165</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel Tales]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:03:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_3b3dcb0bfe15487891c93124024083fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulabo Sitabo and the Inevitable Switch to OTT Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covid 19 has disrupted every sector, including the film industry. Releasing new films online has set a new course for the industry]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/gulabo-sitabo-and-the-inevitable-switch-to-ott-release</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec631b5036d5d001787c538</guid><category><![CDATA[Cinema Central]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:57:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_afe0c5b0ddd94165b30d51f6a0992aa3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_730,h_548,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sufiyum Sujathayum: Dreamy but lacks depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sufiyum Sujathayum,  the first Malayalam film to be released on OTT, is ambitious but flawed]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/sufiyum-sujathayum-dreamy-but-lacks-depth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eff0c4fb6a31b001747f441</guid><category><![CDATA[Cinema Central]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:54:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_022ab956817d4b4aaed97e37c4e9a548~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_818,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[കഥ : വസന്തം മുതൽ വസന്തം വരെ. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[അനീഷ് പാറയ്ക്കൽ വസന്തമാണെങ്കിലും ചുറ്റും ചുട്ടു പൊള്ളുന്നപോലെ...  അയല്പക്കത്തെ ബാൽക്കണിയിൽ വിരിഞ്ഞു നിൽക്കുന്ന പൂക്കളൊക്കെ പിച്ചാത്തി...]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A5-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8-%E0%B4%A4-%E0%B4%AE-%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%BD-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8-%E0%B4%A4-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B0-%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A8-%E0%B4%B7-%E0%B4%AA-%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%AF-%E0%B4%95-%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BD</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5efc89b6f5c977001781620d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:04:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b06db4720d147199ac85bfe5828da41.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>anishparackalin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[പുനർജ്ജന്മം ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short story by Anish P Joseph that bares the soul yearning for rebirth]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/%E0%B4%AA-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9C-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%A8-%E0%B4%AE</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef85678b24f48001764188f</guid><category><![CDATA[Writers' Room]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 08:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d1744470fb048019e26d4ba9b0e44ee.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live and Let Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The raging debate today in India is not Covid, but the death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/live-and-let-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eda3903b1ab240017ce498c</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:31:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_43809c2cc2b44596acab8c753be9ad14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_595,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[കത്തോലിക്കാ വൈദികരും                                      ചില സദാചാര പ്രശ്നങ്ങളും]]></title><description><![CDATA[ടോംസ് വർഗീസ് കുറച്ച് വർഷങ്ങളായി കേരള കത്തോലിക്കാ സഭയ്ക്ക് ശനിദശയാണ്. വെറും ശനിയല്ല കണ്ടകശനി. ലൈംഗിക ആരോപണങ്ങൾ, ബാലപീഢനം, അധികാര...]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A4-%E0%B4%A4-%E0%B4%B2-%E0%B4%95-%E0%B4%95-%E0%B4%B5-%E0%B4%A6-%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0-%E0%B4%9A-%E0%B4%B2-%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A6-%E0%B4%9A-%E0%B4%B0-%E0%B4%AA-%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B6-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%99-%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ed89a3ed45b530017eb5ea5</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eef2ab2acb33422dbf43953856e4077c.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Classification Of Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are different types of readers in the world and they can be identified based on their tastes and natures.]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/a-classification-of-readers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7dba8a7e4be7001756ec9a</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Talk]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:48:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/910245bc7cc14f2f9e073b1e8748fed8.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greeting In The Time Of Corona]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reducing physical contact is the only way to counter the spread of Covid 19. But you can still greet people with these alternatives]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/greeting-in-the-time-of-corona</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e71a74823a71f0017ed7dba</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:21:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_9e21dd8014e2408f81003b353310abfa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_616,h_232,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Novel Corona Views]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes diseases can be great levellers. The outbreak of COVID 19 (Corona Viral Disease 19) that began at Wuhan City in China has spread]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/some-novel-corona-views</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e65eec35ed3400017aab541</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:22:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_10d5481d14ec44c99ed1cb7a52ed0135~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better heroes are here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something strange is happening in Malayalam cinema. Strange, but good. 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When that actor is just two films old, it]]></description><link>https://www.wordfactory.in/post/people-phones-and-perceptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e65eec35ed3400017aab53f</guid><category><![CDATA[Cinema Central]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:22:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2f2d_1efc97efbf7343d1ac0fef187fd0270a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Toms Varghese</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>