Malabar River Festival cut short to three days

Malabar River Festival cut short to three days

Malabar River Festival logo. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 11th edition of the Malabar River Festival, which was scheduled to begin on Thursday (July 24, 2025), will commence a day later, and in a low-key manner without any festivities in honour of former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan who passed away on Monday (July […]

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Pre-events of Malabar River Festival to be held in 9 local bodies

Pre-events of Malabar River Festival to be held in 9 local bodies

The Malabar River Festival will be held in the rivers Iruvazhinji and Chalipuzha in upland Kozhikode from July 24 to 27. File | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Several cultural, sports and adventure events are to be held in the upland villages of Kozhikode to pave way for the 11th edition of the Malabar River Festival. […]

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Malabar River Festival 2023 set to host kayakers from various parts of India

Malabar River Festival 2023 set to host kayakers from various parts of India

A kayaker at one of the previous editions of the the Malabar River Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The frothy white rapids of the Iruvazhinji river and Chali river in Kozhikode are getting ready to receive some of the best kayakers from around the world. Come monsoon and the small town of Kodencheri in […]

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Shikha Chauhan is Rapid Rani, Amit Thapa Rapid Raja as Malabar River Festival concludes

Shikha Chauhan is Rapid Rani, Amit Thapa Rapid Raja as Malabar River Festival concludes

Festival will boost the tourism potential of the area without polluting the environment, says Forests Minister Festival will boost the tourism potential of the area without polluting the environment, says Forests Minister Shikha Chauhan from Madhya Pradesh has been chosen Rapid Rani and Amit Thapa from Uttarakhand is the Rapid Raja as the eighth edition […]

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Pulikkayam entrepreneurs offer kayakers a home away from home

Pulikkayam entrepreneurs offer kayakers a home away from home

Paddlers from outside Kerala have found a home away from home at Annamma’s small house at Pulikkayam during the Malabar River Festival. Amit Thappa and his relative Naina Adhikari, two young paddlers from Uttarakhand, who knocked at the doors of Ms. Annamma’s home for their short stay during the kayaking championship, have been experiencing the […]

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Kerala kayakers strive to make their mark at Malabar River Festival

Kerala kayakers strive to make their mark at Malabar River Festival

They are on their home ground with bigger hopes. Many of their raw skills have been chiselled to meet international standards in the rapids. The paddlers from Kerala are battling it out with seasoned national and international paddlers in the Chalipuzha, striving to emerge victorious. “We are in need of better attention and support. We […]

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