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Fast asleep then wet on a Houseboat

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Went to sleep in the evening in the bows of the boat underneath the moon on a lovely warm evening. I woke in the darkness to a tremendous roaring and before I was wide awake a tremendous rain shower crossed over the houseboat soaking me.
I leapt up, dragged out a rain cover and then returned [...]

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Sometimes the Backwaters is just beautiful

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MI5 Visits Cochin

Posted in Fort Cochin, Politics in Kerala, tagged on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I wonder if the local police knew that Britain’s security chief visited Kerala in March. Dame Stella Rimington (now an author) visited Fort Cochin (staying at Malabar House) and the tea gardens. Did she have a special security detail? Did the Naxalites know? Does anybody really care?
She wrote a short article in the London Daily [...]

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Kerala’s own drunkards

Posted in Kerala, tagged , , , on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

For God’s sake don’t ask me how, but Parasuram threw his axe in the wrong direction and that created Kerala and later blamed it on God saying ‘Its his country’ (Gods own country).  Kerala the land of coco(nuts) is famous for its landscapes, Backwaters, Beaches, Houseboats and Hill stations.  National Geographic traveler reads ‘ Kerala [...]

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14th IFFK: Capital city gets ready to greet film-buffs

Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Kerala, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Thiruvananthapuram (a.k.a Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala gets ready once again to accord a warm welcome to film-buffs who have made it a habit to gather in the city in the second week of December every year.
Beginning with the second Saturday of December, Thiruvananthapuram plays host to the annual IFFK (International Film Festival of [...]

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