A visit to Trichur would be incomplete sans a stopover at the Sakthan Thampuran Palace, says SONA.K.R, Curator of the Archeological Museum, Sakthan Palace . A protected monument for its stylistic importance and a cache of rare antiquities the Palace tells a lot to the visitors about a rich heritage once we had. Once again Trichur hosted the whole world with ‘the most enchanting sight of the globe’ Thrissur Pooram.. Never deviated from the conventional and customized ways and careful observance of time schedules when the pooram blooms,  ...

Sivagiri Pilgrimage is a virtuous voyage to the memoirs of a Great Sage who descended himself into the level of common men to baptize them in the holy reservoirs of spirituality in terms of basic human existence. Says K.G.SURESH from the venue of the 78th Sivagiri Theerthadana Mahamaham which recently concluded at Varkala, Trivandrum "Let the pilgrims congregate at the beginning of the European New Year. It should be Dhanu 16-17 in Malayalam calendar. Let the pilgrims observe 10 days ‘self-purification according to Sri Buddha’s ...

Gayatri Sundaram talks about Alpha Pain and Palliative Care, which stands out unique in its vision and mission from other Pain and Palliative Care units. Though executing apparently a Charitable trust, Alpha prefers to tag their activities as 'responsibilities' rather than  hallowed 'charities' by re-defining the hackneyed anecdotes of Palliative care. Being a middle brow and getting on with a charity-oriented life simultaneously is somewhat like a bravado which when realized, Mr.K.M.Noordeen, the Humanitarian Award winner at last had to prostrate at the showbiz of modern life ...

We do live in an era of pressures of umpteen varieties in which peer-pressure is the first one to come and make a tie-up with us.  As it affects the child hood and adolescence, the most sensitive stage of life, and as no child is immune to peer-pressure, it has significant role in molding and defining the cultural and behavioral standards of a person. VISHAL. L. talks about the negative as well as positive aspects of peer pressure that plays a sink-or-swim proportion in a kid’s life. A peer is an equal who is in one’s own ...

RAJASHRI IYER swears out her dilemma on a women's day celebration.... They  promised me a lovely woodland Far away, Where the women bloom. They screamed at me To come out of my kitchen To walk in the moonlight. They asked me to call him A beast..... And taught me how to lure him in. Whispered me of the short-cut To his heart .. That is through his stomach. They taught me how to do manicure And how the spices tap his senses To open into my bowls. They urged me to be bold enough To broaden my neckline Revealing my ...

For every Keralite , mangoes linger with his passe and it always bring something nostalgic into his mind. But the rapidly increasing consumerism has wiped off his time-tested affinity towards the mango trees. But a visit to the farm of Kosseri l Kurian George would whet his appetite in farming once again, affirms Madhu Chemperi. While crossing the boarders of Kerala to Karnataka, through the once barren lands of Tamil Nadu, one can see the lush green plantations now, sway in the hot breeze as if waving a scornful ...