Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy.  The cruising […]

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Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy.  The cruising […]

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Long wheat halwa of Balaji Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram continues to woo customers

Long wheat halwa of Balaji Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram continues to woo customers

Long wheat halwa is a highlight of Balaji Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR The gooey mixture on the stove tempts with its smell and colour. The long wheat halwa is in the final stages of preparation and the sight makes me forget that the kitchen is cramped and I had made […]

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On World Sight Day, October 12, meet visually-challenged vlogger, Ashalatha A, from Kerala

On World Sight Day, October 12, meet visually-challenged vlogger, Ashalatha A, from Kerala

Ashalatha A, who is visually challenged, is a vlogger | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ashalatha A comes across as one among the hundreds of vloggers posting cooking videos, travel diaries, interviews, motivational talks, book reviews etc. But being visually-challenged, Asha stands out as a motivation for her followers. While her Instagram handle, @vipassana_by_asha, has 97.5k […]

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Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

A still from one of the episodes in Kannur Kafe | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Mammootty-starrer Kannur Squad is in theatres, let us talk about another Kannur squad that has no relation to the movie. They are the people behind Kannur Kafe, a sitcom that has gone viral. Created by a group of artistes […]

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Commercial cultivation of microgreens picks up in Thiruvananthapuram

Commercial cultivation of microgreens picks up in Thiruvananthapuram

Santhosh Kumar S’ farm is in a 100 square foot room. The crops, one to three inches tall, shine bright in shades of green, pink, yellow and purple. This is Santhosh’s microgreen farm, where he grows different varieties of greens. Although many had tried their hand at it during the lockdown, Santhosh is among the […]

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Rajesh Thaithara from Kerala built the dummy train in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’

Rajesh Thaithara from Kerala built the dummy train in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’

Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan | Photo Credit: cinema The Atlee-Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster film Jawan is Rajesh Thaithara’s biggest project yet. He ‘built’ the Metro train, first featured in the film’s hugely popular teaser, and the Bekarar kar ke humein… song. The civil engineer who fabricates vehicles for Malayalam,Tamil and Telugu films is understandably […]

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These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

There is no stopping these plucky women who prove age is just a number. With an active presence on social media, these grandmothers are making a mark in different fields with their talent, expertise and grace. The term for for grandparent-influencers is ‘grandfluencers’. If 87-year-old Devi Varma won a Kerala State Film award with her […]

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Music band Ragavalli, comprising students of Chembai Memorial Government Music College, is making waves with their covers

Music band Ragavalli, comprising students of Chembai Memorial Government Music College, is making waves with their covers

Band Ragavalli | Photo Credit: Sivaranj Menon Ragavalli is on a musical high. The band, comprising students of the Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, is fresh from a performance as part of the Kerala Government’s Onam week celebrations at Malayinkeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram and is getting ready for another Onam programme in the capital this […]

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