Wow! Malayalam film industry have superstars too, heavy, bulky, talented and of course aging superstars. These superstars refuse to accept the fact that its time out for them so they pave way for younger lots. The industry is always in news for all reason except cinema. This time it is about ego.
Wondering when was the [...]
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Malayalam Superstars out to ruin cinema
Posted in Entertainment, Festivals, Kerala, tagged Big B, Chiranjeevi, Kamal Hasan, kerala film industry, malayalam film industry, malayalam movies, malayalam superstars, malayalam thilakan, Nagarjuna, Rajnikanth, Thilakan issue on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Attukal Pongala- The world’s largest festival for women
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Kerala, tagged attukal pongala, festival, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Listed in the Guinness book of world records, Attukal Pongala is the largest festival for women in the world. It was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety at the state capital of Thuiruvananthapuram on Sunday and was attended by over 30 lakh women devotees from all over Kerala and outside. Most of them reached the [...]
The land of alcoholics is also a land of the most devout – An interesting contrast!!!
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Village Life, tagged church festivals kerala, church processions kerala, kerala culture, kerala religion on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Reading through the blog “Unity in Diversity at its best“, I was reminded of the church festival, I recently attended. Unlike most of the other states, Kerala is one which celebrates church festivals with great fervour and it is not only the Christians who look forward with much earnest to the church festival in [...]
Vanitha Utsav in full swing in Kochi!
Posted in Entertainment, Festivals, tagged Kerala Shopping, kochi shopping, shopping carnival, shopping fest, Vanitha Utsav on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
People of Kochi are busy shopping these days. In fact, they always are but when Vanitha Utsav – the biggest shopping festival in India is in full swing you can expect what the fervor will be like. Vanitha Utsav (earlier Vanitha Ice) is the shopping fest which is eagerly looked forward to by most Keralites [...]
New Year: Kochi Style!Impish Santas on the prowl…
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Kerala, tagged Kerala, Kochi, New Year, Santa on January 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Chillara venda Chillara Venda note edu Chettayi…”
Hey, am not trying to frighten you with a ‘mantra’ or something. Moreover the ‘abracadabra’ kind of thing doesnt work these days, many of my friends say.
These are just some words is Malayalam, which mean, “Hey, don’t give us change (read coins), give us notes”; and it has got [...]
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 [...]
How to do India in 17 days and take home an award
Posted in Backwaters, Festivals, Tourism News, tagged Kerala iTravel Video Festival, kerala tourism, miguel quental, Slices of Kerala Life on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s precisely what Miguel Quental, a young Portuguese backpacker did, last November, according to a report in the New Indian Express (dt Dec 9, 2009).
What makes his effort unique is that despite the travel advisories issued by the West post the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, Miguel was among the few intrepid travellers who decided to [...]
Are social issues taking a back seat amidst the seasonal fiesta
Posted in Festivals, Tourism News, Travel, tagged fairs, food, Kochi, New Year, shopping festivals, Tourism on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With Christmas and New Year round the corner, the first visible clues of the impending celebrations have already started dropping in. The city and its enthusiastic community is gearing themselves to soak up the fun and gaiety. Shopping festivals, arts and craft fairs, food festivals and cake decoration competitions are the latest attractions in the [...]
It’s all in the ‘Name’
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Kerala Destinations, Travel, tagged Karma kerala, Kerala, Kerala festival, Kerala life, Kerala Villages on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Almost everyone loves their names and when it reaches out to the public on a positive note then one really feels proud or honoured. Well, this race for popularity is not only shared by high profile people or celebrities who crave for the so called ‘popularity’. But these days Kerala villagers are not willing to [...]
