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March 30th, 2007
Charukesi writes about the Cherai beach experience (with photos) – part1 | part 2
I could have spent hours just staring the backwaters – and I did just that. Watching the birds swoop down to pick up their lunch – or evening snack, as the case may be. And the tiny fish go plop plop as [...]
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March 29th, 2007
Sabarinath Bahuleyan argues why we need to retain section 377 of Indian Penal Code,
Many countries have declared homosexuality legal. But would we repeal Section 377 ? No government would dare to say “yes”. There are a lot of social, religious and above all psychological problems that will crop up if the law is repealed. Let [...]
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March 29th, 2007
Recently I got the following notice delivered at my home. For those who cannot read, here is a brief summary.
“There was a miracle in velankanny church….. any person who prints and distributes 1000 copies of this notice will be blessed…. Someone printed 1000 copies and got Rs. 15 lakhs lottery! Another person didn’t believe this [...]
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March 28th, 2007
Many people in Kerala has a misconception. They think that if something illegal is done, it is ok if it is done by a gang. They think that law has no validity before a majority!
Also many think that they have a born right to disrupt traffic or prevent others from operating their businesses. For example, [...]
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March 28th, 2007
Kerala Postal Service has signed an agreement with REVA electric car company recently. As per the agreement RECC will provide 3 customized electric cars, which will be used to collect and deliver speed post items in and around Trivandrum! It is expected that this service will be operational from April 16th this year.
These cars are [...]
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March 24th, 2007
Traditionally Kerala has been a rather peaceful state. There has been some instances of political violence and goonda activities, but overall compared to many other states in India, Kerala is peaceful. You could go around without being killed by a mob.
But things are slowly changing. If incidents in north kerala are of any indication, widespread [...]
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March 22nd, 2007
Kris Sreekandath writes about Bharathanjali – A self-reliant village near Kozhikode (Calicut). I am not sure what it says, but there is also a video on the village.
Bharathanjali is the brain child of Mr. K.V.Krishnan, a simple and dedicated village person from Kerala, the south west coast of India, with a wonderful vision to improve [...]
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March 22nd, 2007
Karmadude muses on the all pervasive autorickshaw of Kerala. He has also started a Flickr photo group called “View from a Rickshaw“.
Flash forward to first grade, and Vandikaran’s cycle rickshaw was no more, instead replaced by a motorized version, the auto rickshaw. There was this time when Kunjachan uncle, loaded all the kids into Vandikaran’s [...]
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March 21st, 2007
Here is an interesting travel tale from Kerala. A well written blog entry on Kerala experience!
They paint their huge work trucks in this fantastic detailed way. Isn’t that the coolest?! I love it. The trucks are owned by individuals. Having one is a great source of livlihood for the family. I don’t know if you [...]
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March 21st, 2007
According to latest government report, more than 1.15 lakh migrant workers are engaged in various sectors in Kerala!
The irony is that Kerala’s unemployment rate is estimated to be around 20% (that means millions!), highest in India. One reason seems to be that most of the unemployed wants easy jobs and easy money. This high [...]
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March 21st, 2007
Here is a “ghost video” a short film shot in Kerala. This video is by C R Krishnan. Is somewhere near Thrissur
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March 20th, 2007
As per Supreme court directives, Kerala Government has decided to make marriage certificates mandatory for all. It will be applicable for all religions. So the so called “uniform civil code” is coming through the backdoor slowly and steadily. Bihar is the only other state where marriage registration is mandatory.
I wonder why the law was not [...]
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March 20th, 2007
We have recently started a new site called India Tips. This will be very similar to Kerala Tips, only difference being the focus area. As the name suggests, India Tips will deal with Indian news, blogs, photos and much more…
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March 20th, 2007
Check out this cool insect gallery by Harikrishnan from Trivandrum. The photos may not be perfect, but very interesting set he has!
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March 20th, 2007
Kerala forest minister Binoy Viswam said in the assembly that government has decided to fix the retirement age for elephants at 65. Other elephant friendly initiatives are being taken up such as fixing work hours for elephants and guidelines on elephant transportation.
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