I miss the Kerala where Sarpakkavu or sacred groves were present in most houses with land. My grandparents’ house, I am told, had one where the lamp was lit every evening and where sacred rituals were done. There was a general fear of the little piece of jungle in the grounds and people kept away.
These sacred [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Sarpakkavu – Nature groves in Kerala homes
Posted in Culture, Enviroment, Kerala, tagged Avatar, Groves, homes, Kerala, nature, Sarpakkavu on January 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Break the Rules!
Posted in Culture, Village Life, tagged Kerala, Kerala life, railway station, road accidents, train accidents, transport on January 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
6 months earlier, I had been in the same railway station on the same platform on my way to Kochi, when I noticed blood and flesh on the tracks. A policeman updated me that a train ran over a woman who was trying to cross the tracks. She was not able to climb the platform [...]
A tribute to Padmarajan, the ‘Gandharvan’ who made us proud!
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Kerala, tagged Kerala, Malayalam Cinema, Padmarajan on January 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Many are the names that come to my mind when I think of people who have made us feel proud of being Malayalees. From Adi Shankaran to Vallathol, from V.K.Krishna Menon to K.R.Narayanan, from Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer and Thakazhy and MT to Madhavikutty (aka Kamala Suraiyya) and T.Padmanabhan, from Bharath Gopi and Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair [...]
Get set to fly high !
Posted in Culture, Kerala, tagged kite festival on January 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The kite festival being organized in Munambam beach from January 22 to 24 is attracting lots of curious onlookers. Organised by the Rotary Club of Cochin Lords, in association with the DTPC, this colorful festival has become a crowd puller as the participation in the event is open to all. Kite flying has been in [...]
Rail tourism all set for the big leap
Posted in Travel, tagged Backwaters, cuisine, Culture, Houseboat, Kerala, rail tourism on January 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Soon on the trails of one of the biggest branding exercises of Kerala tourism which showcased the glimpses of Kerala on the exterior of the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Rajdhani Express on a huge canvas, the tourism ministry is planning to introduce atleast one coach in the lines of the luxurious ‘palace on wheels’ in all major trains. [...]
Rajdhani Express painted with Kerala Scenery
Posted in Backwaters, Kerala Destinations, Tourism News, tagged Chalo Kerala, Go Kerala, Kerala Backwaters, kerala tourism, Rajdhani Express on January 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Kerala tourism is going all out, making a bold statement and wooing tourists from all over India to Kerala by getting the Rajdhani train painted in Kerala colours. With the tag “Go Kerala” or “Chalo Kerala“ beckoning tourists into the lush green state.
It’s not just one or two coaches, but the entire train, all 17 coaches of [...]
The longest solar eclipse of the century
Posted in Kerala, tagged celestial event, Kerala, Kollam, solar eclipse, Varkala on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A rare celestial event in the form of the longest solar eclipse of the century is happening today, on January 15th . It will be visible in many parts of the world including Kerala. Unlike a total solar eclipse when the sun will be fully masked by the shadow of moon today’s eclipse is going [...]
MV Aquamarine cruises to go in for a temporary break
Posted in Tourism News, Travel, tagged Louis sea crusies, Luxury cruise-liner, MV Aquamarine, Stopped on January 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It was six weeks ago that Louis Sea Cruises began operations, taking tourists on enchanting trips to Maldives and Colombo. The cruise programmes, which began with much fanfare, was like a whiff of fresh air as far as Kerala tourism was concerned. The news created quite a buzz everywhere and the response was overwhelming. An [...]
Dial a complaint and say “bye bye” to road potholes
Posted in Kerala, tagged damaged roads, Kerala, Kerala roads, minister, mobile phones, POT HOLES, PWD, TOLL FREE NUMBER on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now, the residents of Kerala will have a reason to complain. The good news is that anyone can call any of the 250 officials of the state Public Works Department (PWD) on their mobile phones to inform them of new pot holes on the roads.
The PWD Minister P.J. Joseph has promised the people of Kerala [...]
Vicious hobbies on the rise
Posted in Kerala, tagged city life, hobby, Kerala, wild life on January 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In the Monday morning madness when people were running behind buses and office goers jostling for that extra space to inch their way through the milling crowd, this sight arrested my attention. On the footpath leading to a busy junction in Cochin a young boy was sitting under the shade of a huge rain tree [...]
