Kerala Tips

There is toll bridge on the Karuvannur-Arattupuzha road which probably qualifies as the cheapest toll bridge in the world! They charge 2 rupees (about 4 US cents) for a car! The funny thing is that they reuse the tickets (note different date seals on the ticket).
Interestingly some of the local drivers are smart and they [...]

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Yesterday I happened to drive from Thrissur to Kodungallur. This road is a narrow two lane road, but the problem is that it is well maintained! This road is a curse for the local residents. The villain? - Limited stop private buses that ply on this road.
While driving, a long distance bus overtook me at [...]

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Consider that you are entering into a business deal with a company. Now the company says that it needs 400crores for the business deal. Then it says that out of those 400 crores it will give back 100 crores as a grant to build a cancer centre!
Yes, you read it right! Does it make any [...]

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Unbelievable? Well, here is how it works. Many schools now print receipt books for anything varying from library renovation to annual celebrations. These receipt books are then given to students to collect money from public. In practise, this turns out to be begging with one or more students going to houses to collect money.
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US Technologies (formerly known as US Software) is one of the biggest software companies operating out of technopark, Trivandrum. What makes them unique is the way they welcome their foreign customers!
Here is what they arrange for the customers - A couple of elephants, thalappoli by malayali women in traditional dress and a grand pookalam (flower [...]

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Did you know that Idukki dam is asia’s largest arch dam? Kerala will be in complete darkness without this dam! Thankfully this dam was built well before enviornmental protection lobby became strong in Kerala.
Don’t miss this dam if you visit Idukki. Now there are restrictions in visiting the dam and people are allowed only during festive seasons. If [...]

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Mr. Achuthandan, chief minister of Kerala says that he is considering taking loan from Kerala citizens to run the government!
Now only God can help poor Malayalis!
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Currently Amrita TV is running junior superstar - A reality TV program similar to Pop Idol or American Idol. I think its viewership is considerably lower than the original Superstar program. Reason? - Repetition means boredom.
The original program was a phenomenal hit with millions of Malayalis tuning into Amrita TV to watch the program. The [...]

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KSRTC (Kerala Road Transport Corporation) is one of the worst loss making companies run by Kerala Government. It is making a loss of about 20 crore rupees per month and has a cumulative loss of about 2000 crore rupees! Dismantling this white elephant may solve Kerala’s budget deficit problems!
KSRTC has got a pretty decent looking Website. [...]

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Sanghumugham beach in Trivandrum is a busy place on weekends. Facing the beach there is an old Indian Coffee house. You can relax here with a very good view of the sea. Of course, getting a table on busy weekends is difficult…
Indian Coffee House is an employee owned restaurant. They even share the tips they receive [...]

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Speaking to reporters at Trivandrum, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said the organisation was planning such an institute to be setup in Trivandrum. The proposed institute is expected to come up on [...]

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Yesterday I was watching Fasttrack program on Manorama News. This is a show on the latest cars and bikes. It is a faily good program. At the end they had a section called leader’s love for Benz - In it Karunakaran says,
I love speed and I ask my drivers to go as fast as they [...]

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