Attention Kerala scholars! I just finished reading an excellent book on youth, gender, education, consumption, and liberalization in contemporary Kerala by the anthropologist Ritty Lukose.
Many of the arguments in Liberalization’s Children really resonated with my experiences (as a female) from this past summer in Kerala (one reason I really liked the book). Lukose’s book [...]
Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
New book on gender, youth, and liberalization
Posted in Resources, Women and feminism, tagged Books, Fashion and beauty on 3 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Links to organic resources
Posted in Resources, Weblinks, tagged Biodiversity, Organic on 18 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On biodiversity and organic farming
And an overview (bibliography) of agro-ecology and chemical-free farming
Language Study in India
Posted in Malayalam, Resources, Weblinks, tagged Malayalam on 21 October 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was lucky to be able to participate in AIIS‘ Malayalam language course this past summer, and I highly recommend AIIS’ language programs (which is now accepting applications):
The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for its
summer 2010 and academic year 2010-2011 language programs. Programs to be offered include Hindi (Jaipur), Bengali (Kolkata), Punjabi (Mohali), [...]
Weblink on cultural events in Kerala
Posted in Resources, TV and film, Tourism, Weblinks on 20 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine just shared a link with me, which I thought I’d post: SpaceOut, a blog that lists “the cultural events happenings in Kerala, with programme announcements, reviews and links.”
More Malayalam resources in the Bay Area
Posted in Malayalees in America, Resources, TV and film, Weblinks, tagged Bay Area on 19 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
A movie theater! Next week: Daddy Cool, starring Mammooty (the second biggest film star in Kerala after Mohanlal), which was released in Kerala this past summer.
On LCDs and Plasma TVs, from India to California
Posted in Environment, Resources, We All Live Downstream, tagged Books, the Times of India on 6 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that neither LCDs nor Plasmas are very energy efficient, yet they are coveted by many people.
I found the following articles from the past two days to be very interesting.
From the Times of India: Durables: Staying alive, staying strong
Yearning for a LCD or plasma TV on your living room wall? Go right ahead. [...]
Dubai’s superhit Malayalam radio station!
Posted in Malayalam, Resources, Weblinks, tagged Add new tag, Malayalam on 12 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First, the link to the radio station (warning, music will start almost immediately). Old and new music, Dubai weather, and silly stories are all there.
Now, the link for Roku Radio, a site where you can search for and stream lots of international radio stations.
A Kerala cookbook
Posted in Food, Resources, tagged Books on 22 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure many more excellent cookbooks on Kerala cuisine exist out there, but I wanted to recommend one that I have: The New Tastes of India by Das Sreedharan.
Sreedharan was the founder and chef of Rasa Restaurants in London (our local one was the one in Stoke Newington).
