Kollavarsham 1200: Celebrating Malayalam as it enters a new century

[ad_1] The Malayalam numeral 1 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This is Kollavarsham 1200 — a new century as per the Malayalam calendar. Developed in 825 CE, the Kollam era calendar was still in use until a few decades ago before it shrank into total obscurity. This calendar was at the centre of a recent […]

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Kerala watch lovers’ collective, TimeGraphers, keeps alive the passion for timepieces

[ad_1] Of all the 600 watches he possesses, Punthalathazham Biju from Kollam has a special fondness for a vintage Seiko Diashock 17 Jewels manual men’s watch. He wears this 57-year-old watch every day; ritually winding it every morning. The watch belongs to his father, Shanmughan Pillai, 82, who bought it when he was 25 years […]

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