My mom’s mango pickle recipe:

Chandra kalabham chaarthiyurangum theeram
Indra dhanusin thooval pozhiyum theeram
Ee manohara theerathu tharumo iniyoru janmam koodi
Enikkini oru janmam koodi… more

- Lyrics by Vayalar

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A weekly round up of nostalgia inducing content from Kerala.

Platter To Die For

Photo credit: Arijit Chakraborty

Jagathy: Directors don’t know Malayalam

Crossing

Photo credit: Thommy

Vilpattu

Photo credit: Thommy

A Long Walk

Photo credit: Sreelal TS

Dentists in Kerala repair elephant’s cracked tusk

For sea-struck Orissa villagers, it is destination Kerala

Wonderful movie with a powerful message. I hope we can come to a solution where both Malayalam & English can coexist, and not an atmosphere where one is shunned and the other preferred. Without Malayalam a great part of being a Malayalee ceases to exist, and as India progresses the fading away of local languages is a very likely scenario.

Akhilaanda Mandalam Aniyichorukki: The school anthem written by Pandalam K.P Raman Pillai

Akhilanda Mandalam Aniyichorukki
Athinullil Ananda Deepam Koluthi
Paramanu Poruleelum Sphuranamai Minnum
Parama Prakashamey Sharanam Nee Nikkum

suragola lakshangal aniyittu nirthi
avikala souhrida bandham pularthi
athinokke aadhaara soothraminakki
nilakollum sathyame
saranam nee nithyam

durithangal koothaadum ulakathil ninte
paripoorna thejassu vilayaadi kaanmaan
orujaathi oru mathamoru daivamevam
parisudha vedantham saphalamay theeram
akhiladhi naayaka vaa thirumbil
abhayamaay nithyavum paniyunnu njangal

Samaradi Thrishnakal Aakavey Neengi
Samathayum Shanthiyum Kshemavum Thingi
Janathayum Janathayum Kai Korthinangi
Janitha Soubhagyathin Geetham Muzhangi
Naralokam Eppozhum Anandam thedi
Vijayikka Nin Thiru Namangal Paadi

Akhilanda Mandalam Aniyichorukki
Athinullil Ananda Deepam Koluthi
Paramanu Poruleelum Sphuranamai Minnum
Parama Prakashamey Sharanam Nee Nikkum

via malayalasangeetham.info

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A weekly round up of nostalgia inducing content from Kerala.

Puttu

photo credit: Joe Vadassery

Dheem Tharikida Thom

Jagathy’s Trivandrum accent is hilarious

Waiting for the ferry

photo credit: Cherailhotel

Joy Alukkas Golden Boot

Chenda Mellam

photo credit: Muhammed Najeeb

Tea Shop

photo credit: Abdul Salim

Democracy: To Each His Own

CPI(M) MLA V. Sivankutty gets into an appalling exchange of words with slum dwellers and threatens them during a public discussion on betterment of living conditions in slums. More of these commie goons needs to be exposed this way, to show the kinds of politicians who run Kerala.

via @KenneyJacob

Many of the roads constructed and maintained by PWD across Kerala are in miserable conditions. Often protests and court orders are required to make the PWD to something about the roads, leaving individuals with very few options. But there is a helpline number people can use to complain about the state of roads in Kerala.

The toll free number to call is: 1800-425-7771 The helpline is open from 9:30am to 5:30pm on all working days.
If no action is taken within 48 hours, then call 0471-251-8124

If you have noticed road related issues in your locality, do call the helpline, and post a comment about your experience.