Category: Kerala

A Weekend in the Culture Capital of Kerala – Calicut

February 5, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

I have always wanted to visit different places in Kerala. The food, the culture, landscapes of this state varies for every district – everything seems so different and fascinating. Last year when I got an opportunity to visit the state on a work-related trip, I said, “yes, please!” I spent my two weeks visiting Kannur […]

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What the world should learn about meenangadi, Kerala – A village on its way to becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral village

October 1, 2021.Reading time 19 minutes.
Pavithran mash consumed in the view

We settled down in the corner of a local tea shop to say our goodbyes with Kattan chai after a day of visiting sacred grooves, bamboo reserves, and tribal villages of Meenanagadi Panchayat. “Pavithran Sir, you were born and spent most of your time here…. what’s your most fav place around Meenangadi?” I asked He […]

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After the rains resort – a forest retreat in the Nilgiri biosphere, Wayanad

January 10, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

They say to experience the forest, one should close their eyes and just listen to the sounds of the forest. It was 6:30 Am, and I was at the viewpoint waiting for the sun to come out. The sky is all subtle pink and the sun somewhere behind the mist-shrouded Nilgiri mountains. As I closed my […]

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