For many Kochiites, it was rather a thrilling experience to have travelled in the AC Volvo bus run by KSRTC’s city service. On Wednesday (30.12.2009) Morning at 7 ‘O’ clock Kochi’s KSRTC Volvo buses started off their maiden trip and ended at 10 pm. Many awaited eagerly and patiently to have a Volvo experience to [...]
Archive for December, 2009
KSRTC Volvo buses started in Kochi
Posted in Enviroment, Fort Cochin, Travel, tagged bus fair, Fort Kochi, hi-tech buses, Journey, Kerala, Kochi, kochi roads, KSRTC, road transport, Thiruvananthapuram, Travel, Volvo buses on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
From Sivagiri to soap wrappers, the ‘Guru’ is everwhere
Posted in Culture, Kerala, tagged Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kerala, Kochi, Kollam, Sivagiri, Sivagiri Theerthadanam, Varkala on December 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Varkala, my home-town is known far and wide for the Papanasam beach that attracts tourists from all over and for Sivagiri, the hillock on which Sri Narayana Guru, one of the greatest of social reformers in Kerala, had attained ’samadhi’, where stands now the famous Sivagiri Mutt, often referred to by many as a centre [...]
An extended weekend holiday for Malayalees
Posted in Entertainment, Travel, tagged Christmas, holiday, Kerala, New Year fun, vacation on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An extended weekend holiday- The fun loving Malayalees could not have asked for more on the New Year eve as their gift! Most of them are on a hangover of an extended Christmas holiday. This year as the Christmas happened to be on a Friday, many organizations declared a holiday on Saturday, to complete the [...]
President slams the alcoholics of Kerala!
Posted in Politics in Kerala, tagged Alcoholism, Kerala, Kochi visit, Pratibha Patil, President on December 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It is a state where the female population is over 51 per cent and the literacy rate of females is 88 per cent, the highest in India. However, I am surprised to learn that in spite of this, alcoholism is rampant and women are the worst sufferers. Similarly, I am told that the dowry system [...]
So many Santas; what’s the deal?
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Kerala, tagged Christmas, Kerala, Kochi, Santa Claus on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Go to any lane or bye-lane in Kochi, or for that matter any city or town in Kerala at Christmas time and you will find one or sometimes many Santas roaming about. Of course this does add to the festive mood. But if you observe a bit too carefully, you’d see in the eyes of [...]
Cochin Carnival – Reviving hopes of a good tourist season
Posted in Entertainment, Fort Cochin, tagged Cochin carnival, FortKochi, kayaking, Tourism on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The tourist season for Kerala was far from impressive this year with a marked drop in the number of foreign and domestic tourists. Most of the tour operators in Fort Kochi are pinning their hopes on the Cochin Carnival for more tourist arrivals in the next two weeks. During the Christmas and New Year seasons, [...]
IFFK ends: ‘Jermal’ and ‘About Elly’ share top honours
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Kerala, tagged awards, Film Festival, Films, IFFK, Kerala, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Indonesian film ‘Jermal’ and the Iranian film ‘About Elly’ share top honours at the 14th IFFK (International Film Festival of Kerala), which concluded at Thiruvananthapuram yesterday.
The awards:
‘Jermal’, directed by Ravi Barwani and ‘About Elly’, directed by Asghar Farhadi, have been chosen to share the Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram).
‘True Noon’ from Tadjikistan, directed by [...]
The Christmas and New Year celebrations in Karmakerala
Posted in Entertainment, tagged Christmas, karmakerala, Kerala, newyear party on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was a dream come true for all of us. The 4th anniversary celebrations of Karmakerala coupled with the Christmas and New year festivities were celebrated on the 18th of December with much fun and fanfare. The office was decked up with decorations, balloons and festoons and the day started with a funny award distribution [...]
Prostitution to be legalised in Kerala?!
Posted in Culture, Enviroment, Kerala, tagged God's own country, Kerala, Kerala travel, prostitution, Supreme court, tradition on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just think of the impact if prostitution is legalised in Kerala. The matter is under consideration at the Supreme court! The Supreme Court judges Dalveer Bhandari and A.K. Patnaik argued in front of the Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam that, “when you say it is the world’s oldest profession and when you are not able to [...]
