It is not long before the heartbreaking scenes of crying faces and dead bodies from the Thekkady Boat Mishap have begun to fade from our minds. Families who were enjoying their reunions holidaying together, found themselves brutally separated by death. Parents who took their children out on a Kerala holiday, on a summer vacation treat, [...]
Archive for November 9th, 2009
Another Sad Day!
Posted in Kerala, tagged Areekode Boat Mishap, ferry services Kerala, Thekkady Boat Tragedy on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Breaking the Bounds of Boredom with a book!
Posted in Kerala on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh gaaad, I’ve never been bored like this before. Sometimes it is so hard to get out of this rut. It hits me when least expected. After a long week, it was time for me to sit back and take rest, do something like- reading books, talking, outing or watching a movie( if the [...]
Election Speech Backfiring – Et Tu Mamukoya?
Posted in Kerala, tagged Calicut, Election, Kerala, Mamukoya on November 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The elections came and went and as we wait for the results I recall an incident that happened in Calicut. The ruling UDF decided to call upon Mamukoya (a.k.a Gafoor ka dost – a famous role he played as a cheat! ), the famous comedian of Malayalam cinema to entertain the crowd and to coax [...]
Speak Malayalam and earn a State Government Job!
Posted in Kerala on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The new gen kids in Kerala have long ceased to speak pure Malayalam, their mother tongue thanks to the high profile residential school education and NRI status tagged to most of the families. Most of the kids speak “ Manglish”, which in local parlance means poor quality Malayalam with a rich smattering of English. [...]
