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Archive for the 'Kollam' Category

Kerala police - moral police?

One of the news items that caught my attention today was from Deepika newspaper.  This newspaper is junk, but I monitor their online edition to see what they are cooking. Here is the gist of the story that caught my attention,
A group of well educated adults was arrested on immorality charges from a Kollam resort [...]

Thenmala dam and ecotourism

Thenmala damn area is India’s first ecotourism destination. It is located near punalur in Kollam district. To know more about what you can do and see in Thenmala, check out the ecotourism tour itinerary.
Ecotourism is a new concept in tourism. It is a purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the cultural and natural history [...]

World’s first - Liquor consumers welfare association in Kerala

One of the most unique things about Kerala is the abundance of association/unions etc. For anything and everything there is either an association or a union! So it was only waiting to happen…
Some guys in Kollam has setup a new association for boozers. The idea is to promote alcohol drinking(!) and help drinkers with financial [...]

Summer in Kerala - circus of the crows

C. Biju of Mathrubhoomi has captured a brilliant photo from Kollam. If you don’t know Malayalam, here is a rough translation,
“Summer is getting strong. Time for the struggle for water. Here is a pair of crows trying to drink water dripping from the taps. Seen at kollam”

Photo credit : Mathrubhoomi (C. Biju)

Kanai Kunjiraman masterpiece at Kollam beach

Kollam beach is just one kilometre from main NH 47 road. There is a railway crossing in between and sometimes you may get stuck there for an hour! But still a visit to Kollam beach is worth spending your time.
The first thing you notice on the beach is the nude woman made of rock looking [...]

Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary - Near Kollam

Varghese George writes about Shenduruny Wildlife Sactuary, which is located at Kollam - Shencotta Road, in Pathanapuram taluk of Kollam district.
According to some recent archaeological studies, Shenduruny was the cradle of one of the oldest river valley civilizations in India - one older than even the Indus Valley which dates from 4400 - 3700 BC! [...]