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Issue of water security and Kerala situation
Water is going to be very scarce in the immediate future almost throughout the world. United Nation declared this year as the 'Water Co-operation Year' only because of it. Here the attempt is to look into the water security problem in Kerala.Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishath - Glorious 50 years
Read about 'Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishath - Glorious 50 years'. Know about an organization, aged fifty, formed for popularization of science among masses in Kerala and its growth touching all sectors in the society. Kerala Sastrasahitya Parishat is today a unique popular science movement attracting the attention of all like minded people throughout the world.S.K. Pottekad, great literary worker of Malayalam
Below is given a very short summary of the life and work of S.K. Pottekad, the second Jnanapeetam award winning novelist of Malayalam, who is more known among the literary lovers as travelogue writer. He became Loksabha member, served Sahitya Akademies. He was President of Literary workers' cooperative society.A Centre of excellence for Kathakali and other traditional arts
Kathakali is a name always remembered with Kerala and connects with an institution, Kerala Kala Mandalam, now a deemed university. Read below a description of that unique center of excellence for several traditional art forms of Kerala which was started in 1930 by certain Kathakali enthusiasts, led by great poet Vallathol.A Centre of Professional and Higher Education in Fisheries
Know about the first Fisheries University of the country and the programmes offered there for producing experts in the field so that fish production of the country gets benefited. Kerala, the State which always kept top position in fish production was first to start various training programmes in the field.Curry leaves are not simply 'curry leaves'
Read below a short note on a use of curry leaf as an antioxidant while preparing banana chips. The chip very easily become rancid when prepared in coconut oil. Curry leaf powder help delaying rancidity and increase the shelf life of chips.Changampuzha Park, the cultural hub of Kochi city
Read about Changampuzha Park, the cultural hub of Kochi city. Kochi is a fast developing city in Kerala, people from all walks of life converge here for some purpose. They need a place in the city to while off their leisure time, enjoying some cultural programme. Here is a typical place for it, which is nothing but Changampuzha Park at Edappally.
Silent Valley, a National Eco Park of tourist attraction
Here is a short article featuring the Silent Valley National Park, a tourist attraction in Palakkad district, Kerala, with descriptions about its biodiversity and uniqueness as a tropical rain forest. Also preliminary information about its ecology, topography, weather, flora and fauna, etc. are provided.Rain water, a major natural resource of Kerala
Through this small note attempts for discussing the natural resource, rain water, provides life for Kerala, referred as 'God's own country' because of its water ways and greenery. Kerala depends mainly on rain for water requirement. Nature generally provides good showers annually. Proper management of this is the issue discussed.Biennale comes to India through Kochi – Muziris
Given below is a brief history and details of Biennale, a festival organized once in two years. Artists from different countries assemble in the selected place and create and exhibit their artistic product. Several art forms like drawing, painting, sculpture, installations, videos, cinemas and such other art forms are included. Parallel to this entertainment programmes are also organized in different stages.Madhava of Sangamagrama - Kerala Mathematician
Read about Madhava of Sangamagrama,Kerala mathematician. Kerala has a very rich history in subject Mathematics. Though less details have been discovered the available materials show that several stalwarts in it lived in this geographically small area, made contributions comparable to modern mathematicians. Sangama grama Madhavan is one among them, about whom certain available facts are presented below.Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri - A short biography
Below is a short life history(biography) of 'Akkitham' who is the winner of 2012 'Vayalar Award'. The award is for his creative work, 'Anthimahaakalam'. He published more than 18 collections of poems, three short epics, translations, poems for children, collection of stories, songs and essays and a drama too.Travancore Kingdom - A Brief History
The article below gives a short summary of history of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom which now is part of Kerala State. With the treasure hunt from the cellars of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram much discussions about the Travancore Kingdom which owned the temple earlier are also in the air.Fisheries, a major traditional food sector of Kerala
A very short description of Fisheries sector in Kerala is presented below, together with certain issues developed due to mechanization in that sector. Trawl fishing, claimed to be a destructive method of fishing,the opposition to it and solutions reached by the Government are also discussed.Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, an asset to Malayalam literature
Read below a small life sketch of the great poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. He was a born poet, wrote more than forty thousand lines within a short span of life, creative period being about 25 years. His pastoral elegy,'Ramanan' was very popular, liked by all categories of people.Sharing of inter-State river waters of Kerala
The resource below attempts to describe how the inter-state rivers of Kerala originate and flow within and outside the State. Also it gives a picture about the quantity of water utilized by other States even discarding the agreements. Since Mullaperiyar issue is widely discussed these days, these pieces of information might help to know more about the distribution of waters of the inter-state rivers.Mullaperiyar dam, history and related issues
Read below the history and details about the agreements on the use of the water stored in the dam reservoir. Also discusses the resulting conflicts between the two neighbouring States Kerala and Tamilnadu. Certain aspects about the legal battle between the States are too explained. Additionally technical aspects of the dam are presented.Road transport in Kerala and transportation problems
Read below a brief article on the roads and related transportation problems in Kerala. At present the report of road accidents appear almost every day from Kerala roads. Most of these accidents are fatal too. Expansion of roads and other modes of transportation are suggested to improve the situation.Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, a literary giant
Read below a short summary of life and works of Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, generally known as 'Kerala Kalidasan'. Himself a scholar in Sanskrit contributed highly to the growth of Malayalam literature. His interest spread to several areas of knowledge which included Sanskrit and Malayalam literature, instrumental music, art, geography, administration, teaching, identifying stones and jewels, sports and shooting.Biography of Poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai
Biography of Poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai is given here. In Malayalam literature the place Edappally is famous because of two poets, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai and Edappally Raghavan Pillai. Both gave a new turn to the Malayalam poems by giving much importance to romanticism. Hailing from a lower middle class family he had to suffer very much for his living. This reflected in his poems. Below a short description of his life history is given.Cartoonist Kutty - An unforgettable name among cartoonists
An unforgettable name among the Indian Cartoonists, Kutty, died in USA. Below is given a small biography of this personality, who may not be familiar to the new generation. A few decades back Kutty was very much known among the political cartoonists through out the country, who though was born in Kerala, spent his life mainly in West Bengal. He served several major news papers published in this country. He started his carrier with 'Mathrubhumi', famous Malayalam news paper.Human Development Index India - Recent Trends
Read this article on 'Human Development Index India - Recent Trends'. Overall development of a country is quantified with the help of Human Development Index calculated with the help of different data gathered through survey. The data related to aspects such as Life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gross national income per capita will be taken into consideration for this. In the following article certain recent trends are presented.Kerala Panini A. R. Raja Raja Varma
Article below gives a brief biography of 'Kerala Panini',A. R. Raja Raja Varma the scholar who contributed to the structure of Malayalam literature. In Malayalam grammar and structural rules for writing a poetry were first clearly defined and compiled by A.R. Rajaraja Varma and were brought out in three works, Kerala Panineeyam, Vrutha Manjari and Bhasha bhooshanam.