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.”
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Weblink on cultural events in Kerala
Posted in Resources, TV and film, Tourism, Weblinks on 20 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some pictures from Na(e?)yyar Dam
Posted in Tourism, tagged Organic, Wayanad on 6 August 2009 | 2 Comments »
Went to Nayyar Dam (in Thiruvananthapuram District) last weekend. Getting out of the city and into the hills made me realize how much I miss Wayanad! I’ll be there in just a few weeks, hopefully to interview a few organic farmers and exporters. And be with family, of course.
Fort Kochi
Posted in Tourism, tagged Humor on 23 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It reflects its European influences to this day (and I don’t mean just in the high number of Europeans that tend to flock here).
My favorite sight from Kochi, though, was that of goats who would go out of their way (and squeeze as tightly as possible underneath small roof edges) to avoid being soaked by [...]
A glimpse into Kanyakumari
Posted in Tourism on 22 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Would give you more than just a glimpse, but uploads are occurring at a maddeningly slow speed at the moment.)
The “relaxed people of South India”?
Posted in Fetishisms and Imaginaries, Tourism, tagged Humor, Two worlds on 22 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Guidebooks always write that South India, and Kerala in particular, is full of relaxed and laid back people; that it seems to be on a different schedule than the rest of India. That hasn’t exactly been Sapna and my experience, however. It is true that you spend a lot of time not doing very much [...]
The rains have finally come
Posted in Environment, Tourism, tagged Climate, the Hindu, Wayanad on 18 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
Which is good, but Kerala is paying for it. As for myself, I’m in Ernakalum (staying in beautiful Fort Kochi), trying to introduce myself to the community of people involved with organic agriculture here. The non-stop heavy rain has made bus rides and walking pretty unpleasant, though (although I cannot complain about the [...]
Some pictures from a houseboat trip in Kollam
Posted in Malayalam, Tourism on 14 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kollam=next district up from TRV. Houseboat=traditional home of many fisherfolk
Note the fishing nets (Cheenvala, Chinese Fishing Nets).
Varkala and Kovalam
Posted in Fetishisms and Imaginaries, Tourism, tagged Incredible !ndia, Trivandrum on 8 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t decide whether visiting Kerala beaches during the monsoon is a good decision or not. I know most people would advise avoiding them during this time of year (muddy and rough waters, rain, lots of closed restaurants and resorts), but I found the dearth of tourists and hawkers to be very calming. [...]
“Taking Drinks” in Kerala
Posted in Gender and sexuality, Tourism, Women and feminism, tagged Trivandrum on 1 July 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, my host grandma asked me if I “take drinks.” After a few moments of confusion (I had originally thought she was asking me if I wanted water, although I should not have been surprised with her real interest, given the frequency I am asked this question), I realized she wanted to know if [...]
Organic news from Kerala
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, Tourism, tagged Idukki, Organic, the Hindu on 15 February 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the Hindu: Tribal communities continue to export organic pepper (grown in reserves) to Germany
(Some more background from other news articles: Apparently this scheme was set up to help members of these communities battle things like bad debt. A parallel eco-tourism scheme, aimed to attract well-off people to the Periyar Tiger Reserve, is also in [...]
