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Long weekend in Wayanad

Posted in Kerala greens, tagged , , , on August 21, 2008 | 12 Comments »

I had asked if it was a good idea to go to Kerala in the rains. Turns out it was. The three days we spent in Wayanad, the weather was perfect. Grey and cloudy, some would call it – I saw it as moody and romantic. And the last day, when we were getting [...]

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The fort of dreams

Posted in Kerala greens, Published on March 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Published in the March issue of ‘Windows and Aisles’, the in-flight magazine of Paramount Airways
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At a time when the world had long ago discovered the greens and blues of Kerala, the alluring backwaters of Alleppy and the warm beaches of Kovalam (and perhaps getting tired of the same images), director Maniratnam put a small spot [...]

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Between the beach and the backwaters – 2

Posted in Kerala greens on March 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Read earlier post : Cherai backwaters
Cherai evening
I walk out of the resort I am staying in, cross the narrow road and get to the beach at just after five in the evening. I see different sets of people in front of me there. The locals, in their saris, the colors as deep as the evening [...]

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Between the beach and the backwaters – 1

Posted in Kerala greens on March 29, 2007 | 17 Comments »

I am no water baby. I prefer water at a close but safe distance – close enough for me to be able to hear the myriad gentle sounds that water makes but far enough for me to feel safe about not drowning (yes, I know but we all have different fears). The Cherai Beach Resort [...]

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A morning at Fort Kochi

Posted in Kerala greens on January 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Cochin has not changed a bit in all the years that I have been going there on work. True, the airport is larger, glitzier and farther than it used to be ten years ago. There is more chrome and glass all over the city, Subways and Coffee Days alongside the Dwarakas and smaller eating places [...]

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God’s own greens and blues

Posted in Kerala greens on January 5, 2006 | 7 Comments »

It all started on our way from Munnar to Alleppy (variously called Alapuzah, Applesauce and whasisname by people at different times) when we had to take the ferry, car and driver and all, because of a road closed for repairs. When our car driver, who so far had displayed all signs of being a normal [...]

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