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May 24th, 2007
For the last two days, Malayala Manorama has been running a feature on Trivandrum passport office. The report says that it is a den of corrupt officials. As if it is new news!
Over the years passport fees has been increasing exponentially. At the same time service at trivandrum passport is steadily declining. In fact, if [...]
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May 5th, 2007
Check out the following poster which was printed as part of the recent “50 years” celebration of Kerala Police. It supposedly shows different faces of Kerala Police. This poster was pasted in almost every bus stand around trivandrum.
Funny that police woman is in saree. I wonder how she will run after a thief or a [...]
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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 6th, 2007
Kerala Police has recently started a campaign to improve their image among the public. As part of this campaign, movies on policing is being screened at Trivandrum (Chandrasekharan nair stadium) from April 18 to 21. Various events are planned at the venue and entry is free for the general public.
With the rise of organised gangs [...]
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April 1st, 2007
Sometimes too much work or programming can cause insanity. Here is a perfect example from Technopark, Trivandrum!
Anyone knows what they are doing?
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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 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 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 18th, 2007
It seems that some youngsters without jobs in Trivandrum decided to go for self employment. Here is a short summary of their modus operandi.
1. Get an old bike on dirt cheap prices. Then change or hide the registration number plate.
2. Get another youngester without job as an accomplice. Only qualification is that the fellow has [...]
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March 12th, 2007
There are many groups operating in Kerala which calls for a ban on Capital punishment. For example, some nutcases were protesting against the Afzal judgment near secretariate in Trivandrum. Supreme court doesn’t give someone capital punishment just for fun. There are valid reasons for awarding capital punishment and I strongly feel that it is needed [...]
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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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March 9th, 2007
Tom thomas has created a video review of Sanghumugham beach titled “Ee manohara theeram”. Considering that this is an amateur attempt, it is pretty impressive! Note that the voice is in Malayalam. I never knew there were so many things around the beach!
An attempt made by me to summarize the mesmerizing beauty and enchanted past [...]
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March 8th, 2007
Here are two funny videos made by techies at Technopark, Trivandrum.
This one is titled “Jaada at Work”. Depicts a typical client visit. The funny part is at the very end
This one was made during Tech-a-break event last year. Looks at the daily life of a technoparkian. This one has a professional touch!
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March 4th, 2007
Following sand artwork was done by a couple of guys at the sanghumugham beach in Trivandrum. On a sunday, the crowd at the beach is very large. It is the easiest way to get maximum audience for any event! So you can see budding artists, advertisement on vehicles and even bible speech on a sunday [...]
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