Meet three home cooks in Bengaluru preparing Onam sadya

Meet three home cooks in Bengaluru preparing Onam sadya

The traditional Onam sadya comprises 21 dishes | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto If you are dreaming of a home-cooked sadya this Onam, sans the kitchen frenzy, here are three home cooks waiting to serve you. Be it a mini-sadya or an elaborate one with non-vegetarian additions, there is a lot to choose from.  A mini […]

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Meet three home cooks in Bengaluru preparing Onam sadya

Meet three home cooks in Bengaluru preparing Onam sadya

The traditional Onam sadya comprises 21 dishes If you are dreaming of a home-cooked sadya this Onam, sans the kitchen frenzy, here are three home cooks waiting to serve you. Be it a mini-sadya or an elaborate one with non-vegetarian additions, there is a lot to choose from.  A mini sadya @ Purple Plate Catering […]

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Filmmakers Mridul Nair and Sajimon on directing the viral Onam ad for a food delivery platform

Filmmakers Mridul Nair and Sajimon on directing the viral Onam ad for a food delivery platform

A screenshot of the Onam ad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It is the reign of Onam commercials till the mythological exiled King Mahabali, whose annual visit to Kerala is celebrated as Onam, departs. Of the lot Onasadyakku ready aano? (Are you ready for Onasadya), a campaign by food delivery platform, Swiggy, has gone viral, […]

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With Onam around the corner, marigold farmers in Kochi hope to make a profit

With Onam around the corner, marigold farmers in Kochi hope to make a profit

Nothing prepares me for the cheery sight that awaits me in one part of Varapuzha. It is just after 9.30am on a muggy day; I hear the murmur of women before I see them. Lakshmi Murali emerges from behind a gap in a compound wall and calls me over. All I see is a plot […]

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Onam celebrations draw to a close in Kozhikode

Onam celebrations draw to a close in Kozhikode

The three-day Onam celebrations organised by the Kozhikode district administration, district tourism promotion council and the Tourism Department concluded here on Sunday with a number of cultural events adding colour to the festivities. Nanthalakkoottam performed folk songs on the Kozhikode beach. The event began with Tharakappennale… They also sung popular numbers such as Minnaminunge, and […]

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PM Modi greets people on Onam

PM Modi greets people on Onam

‘The festival reaffirms the vital role of mother nature and the importance of our hardworking farmers,’ says the Prime Minister. ‘The festival reaffirms the vital role of mother nature and the importance of our hardworking farmers,’ says the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, September 8, 2022, greeted people on Onam, a festival […]

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Two northern districts in Kerala on orange alert on Thiruvonam day

Two northern districts in Kerala on orange alert on Thiruvonam day

With the southwest monsoon active over Kerala, the northern and central districts of the State are likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Thursday, Thiruvonam day, indicate weather forecasts. Kasaragod and Kannur are on orange alert for isolated heavy to very rainfall (11.5 cm to 20.4 cm in 24 hours) on Thursday, while Wayanad, Kozhikode, […]

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Despite Onam rush, multi-level parking remains underutilised

Despite Onam rush, multi-level parking remains underutilised

With the beginning of the Onam week celebrations and the switching on of the city-wide illumination, the main road from Palayam to Vellayambalam has been experiencing heavy traffic in the evenings till late into the night. However, despite a major shortage in parking space in these areas, hardly anyone has been making use of the […]

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