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December 19th, 2007
There is a saying in Malayalam - "aadiney pattiyakkuka" - means turning sheep into a dog. Article by D. Babu paul goes one step ahead - his article is titled - "aadu, patti, peppatti" - turning sheep into a rabies dog!
He talking about the recent controversy generated by Bishop Joseph Powathil’s statement - he is [...]
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October 21st, 2007
There are many writers and thinkers in Kerala. But most of them behave like pet dogs of political parties. Sakkariya is an exception and hence I am a big fan of him.
In the following speech (dubai indian consulate, october 18), Sakkariya looks at the political and social situation in Kerala. Some of his key points [...]
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July 13th, 2007
Rahul Maheshwari has a picture gallery of Kerala, titled “Kerala - A Preview”. These photographs were taken in December 2006.
This is an excellent photo gallery and gives you a glimpse of interesting things in Kerala. Check out the gallery by clicking on the photo below.
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July 8th, 2007
Pappachan, aged 71, can float for hours on water without any support. He is not swimming but just floating over water. In fact the only thing above water is his nose! Clearly proves that fear is the reason why we drown!
Check out the following video of this stunt (captured from asianet’s sahasikante lokam),
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June 26th, 2007
Here is an Asianet video on Vinod’s amphibious car. You can drive this in water and on road! This car is air tight and float on water!
He says that the flash flood that happens near Thampanoor railway station in trivandrum inspired him! Kerala government has a plan to open the water way from manjeri to [...]
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May 7th, 2007
Sakkaria is an intelligent man. He is the lone voice against new age moral police and the new age eco-terrorism. Eco-terrorism is the second biggest threat Malayalis face (corruption being the first).
Check out his statement on eco-terrorists.
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April 30th, 2007
E.M. George was an ace ISRO scientist in Trivandrum. But then he found an area which required his urgent attention - mosquito control! He quit his job to become the “mosquito terminator”!
After years of study, he has developed something called “GEM Technology” which is a method for fighting mosquitos. I think the term “GEM [...]
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April 19th, 2007
Rock music is quite popular in Kerala. So it is no wonder that new rocks bands are always popping up in Kerala. Avial is a rock band who calls themselves as the “first malayalam alternative experimental band”!
Check out their debut album titled “Nada Nada”. Good Lord! - It is in malayalam and I love it! [...]
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April 1st, 2007
Pioneer of low cost housing technology and master architect Laurie Baker passed away on Sunday morning. He was aged 90.
He had received many awards , including the Padmasree, the U.N. Habitat Award and International Union of Architects Award and Doctorate degree from the University of Central England, University of Kerala and the Sri [...]
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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 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
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 15th, 2007
Santosh George, the Managing Director of Labour India Publications, and producer of ‘Sancharam’, a weekly travel programme being aired on a Malayalam television channel will become India’s first space tourist.
He has got a confirmed seat on Virgin Galetic’s Spaceship. The registration had cost him around USD 20,000 (Rs 9 lakhs). The total cost of [...]
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March 13th, 2007
Our current chief minister Mr. Achuthanandan has a unique gift. He can generate huge controversies in Kerala just by joking on a subject (Our late ex. Chief Minister Nayanar also had this unique ability. His speeches were a huge hit just because of humor content. I remember listening to one of his speeches and by [...]
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March 12th, 2007
Check out the following video of Mohammed Iqbal who can float in water for hours! No, he is not swimming. He floats like a leaf
From the CNN-IBN report,
Mohammed Iqbal, a resident of Palode village in Kerala, can float on water for five hours continuously. And what might look like an eerie sight to [...]
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