‘A Song From Where I Live’: The picture book by Smrithi Devakumar is a visual narrative dipped in nostalgia

‘A Song From Where I Live’: The picture book by Smrithi Devakumar is a visual narrative dipped in nostalgia

Smrithi Devakumar; her book ‘A Song From Where I Live’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At first glance, A Song From Where I Live (The Little Dipper Publishing; ₹399) by architect and artist Smrithi Devakumar might seem like a simple picture book for children. The pages burst with colours, a blend of figurative and abstract […]

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The charm of the 80s school vacation and and the endless triumph of imagination over possession

The charm of the 80s school vacation and and the endless triumph of imagination over possession

May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in still, dust green trees. Red bananas ripen. Jackfruits burst. Dissolute bluebottles hum vacuously in fruity air. Then they stun themselves against clear windowpanes and die, flatly baffled in the sun. […]

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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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Try these Vishu staples from different parts of Kerala

Try these Vishu staples from different parts of Kerala

Traditional sadhya served on banana leaf Inji puli (Different regions) Serving size: 2 cups | Cooking duration: Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes Inji puli Ingredients Tamarind – 1 lime sized piece Ginger – 200 grams Green chillies – 5 Jaggery- 100 grams Roasted red rice – 50 grams Chilli powder – […]

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9 killed as vehicle on school trip rams KSRTC bus on Walayar-Vadakkanchery Highway

9 killed as vehicle on school trip rams KSRTC bus on Walayar-Vadakkanchery Highway

Nine persons were killed and at least 40 injured, 12 of them critically, when a tourist bus carrying school students rammed into the rear of a KSRTC fast passenger bus on the Walayar-Vadakkanchery national highway early Thursday. Initial reports suggest the deceased included five students, mostly 15 years and younger, one teacher and three KSRTC […]

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Kerala’s Parambikulam dam shutter damaged, Tamil Nadu begins works for replacement on war footing

Kerala’s Parambikulam dam shutter damaged, Tamil Nadu begins works for replacement on war footing

‘The shutter will have to be replaced and it will take about three to four weeks. This will be done by October 20, before the North East monsoon intensifies’ ‘The shutter will have to be replaced and it will take about three to four weeks. This will be done by October 20, before the North […]

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Kerala seeks ragi instead of wheat from Centre

Kerala seeks ragi instead of wheat from Centre

The demand follows studies which recommended millets and pulses for anaemia-hit districts such as Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki The demand follows studies which recommended millets and pulses for anaemia-hit districts such as Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki The Kerala government has sought Central assistance to distribute ragi powder and chickpea instead of wheat atta in at […]

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