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January 19th, 2007
Out of the many universities in Kerala, University of Kerala is the best. But even then…
Yes, the title is a strong rhetoric - but that is what we call creative press license
Via Malayala Manorama.
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January 18th, 2007
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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January 18th, 2007
Josekutty has created a decent Idukki photo album,
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January 17th, 2007
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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January 17th, 2007
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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January 16th, 2007
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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January 15th, 2007
Tilak Rajesh digs out a piece of soap history. He found an ad for 501 bar soap in his grandfather’s closet,
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January 14th, 2007
Ashok points to this poster found at Trivandrum medical college,
JK sent this picture adorning the walls of the principal’s office building. Although i couldnt read the entire slogan, the Words “Saddam Rakthasaakshi” give you an idea about the general theme…
Saddam has fans even among medical students
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January 11th, 2007
Arnab Mandal and team covers 2700KM in 12 days - on bike!
As we reached Idukki we decided to visit the Idukki dam. Idukki dam is famous for its twin dams. The best of the two dams being the massive arch dam. It is Asia’s biggest Arch Dam of 555 feet height proudly standing between the [...]
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January 11th, 2007
IIM Kozhikkode is organizing the annual cultural fest, this time named backwaters 2007. Catch all the events live on this blog,
OK peoples! Backwaters 2007 - IIM Kozhikode’s annual cultural fest begins tomorrow! For 3 days - the 12th, 13th and 14th of January, the Kampus will look very different indeed!
Here’s the schedule for the next [...]
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January 11th, 2007
Fishermen of Kerala lead a tough life. They work hard for their daily bread. Helena Afonso captures some interesting pictures from the Kerala coastal area,
The main living in Kerala is fishing and the fishermen communities spread along the beautiful beaches of Kerala. This used to be a rich source, but due to recent TSUNAMI on [...]
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January 9th, 2007
Aabhasan (nice name you have!) blogs from Japan about winter experiences - But his title wasted my precious reading time! Only consolation was the ice stick he offered. But hey, where is the flight ticket?
Note: Posts tagged with Malayalam will contain Malayalam posts.
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January 8th, 2007
I think 2007 will see a surge of Malayalam blogs. There are a lot of Malayalam blogs coming up every day on blogspot. Of course many of them becomes an orphan within a week or so.
I have a special love for photo blogs. Photo blogs are inherently more powerful than text blogs. Here is a [...]
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