This is a run through of the earlier tiger blogs posted a few days back by our team at Karmakerala to express the anguish , concern and the frustration at the way things were shaping up in the Tiger conservation front. India has been the home of this majestic animal since time immemorial when these [...]
Archive for the ‘Enviroment’ Category
Tiger tales- A follow up
Posted in Enviroment, wildlife, tagged nature, poaching, tiger conservation, Project tiger on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Looks like there is some hope left for the 1411 Tigers remaining!
Posted in Enviroment, Kerala Destinations, Travel, wildlife, tagged Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, save our tigers, Tiger, tiger extinction, tiger reserve on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The inauguration of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve at Anappadi in Palakkad district on 20th February is some glad news for those who have been striving to make a difference and voice their opinion in the “Save Our Tigers” campaign launched by Aircel.
Well now, this shows that Kerala does really care and is solid proof [...]
Tiger – Our National animal is on the verge of extinction
Posted in Enviroment, Kerala, tagged periyar, poaching, save our tiger, Tiger, tiger reserves on February 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
With only a handful of tigers remaining in the wild- to be precise just 1411 of them!- the count down has started and if we have to save the majestic national animal from extinction we must all act NOW! Bureaucracy, corruption and official apathy have been rated as some of the biggest factors for the [...]
Aqua Show 2010 an institutional event
Posted in Enviroment, Kerala, tagged Aqua show 2010, Fisheries department of Kerala, Kerala, Kerala marine life, Kerala News, Kerala travel, Kochi Aqua show2010 on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The city was once again in the buzz with the ongoing India International Aqua Show 2010. This ornamental fish and accessories exhibition and trade fair has been organised by the Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Kerala and is witnessing a massive turn out every day. Being an ardent lover of aquatic animals me along with [...]
Sarpakkavu – Nature groves in Kerala homes
Posted in Culture, Enviroment, Kerala, tagged Avatar, Groves, homes, Kerala, nature, Sarpakkavu on January 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Robert and Gertrude Bristow
Posted in Culture, Enviroment, Fort Cochin, Hotels, Kerala, tagged Cochin Saga, Cohin Port, Kochi, Lady Gertrude Bristow, Lotus Club, Robert Bristow, Willingdon Island on November 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Reading up on the Old Lighthouse Bristow Hotel I was curious about Robert Bristow and his house which is today refurbished into a boutique hotel. To put in simple terms, Sir Bristow was the architect of the Cochin Port and he said this on the BBC in 1935 ~
I live on a large Island made from the bottom of [...]
