NEARLY 25 ACRES OF FOREST LAND CAVED IN NEAR MUNNAR-MANGULAM-KADUVAAPPARA AREA. THE DEEP FOREST REGION IS UNINHABITED.
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NEARLY 25 ACRES OF FOREST LAND CAVED IN NEAR MUNNAR-MANGULAM-KADUVAAPPARA AREA. THE DEEP FOREST REGION IS UNINHABITED.
B VASANTA
She has melodiously rendered a handful of film songs in Malayalam. Still she has never been in the limelight. A singer of yester generation, B Vasanta was in the capital yesterday, to stage a musical evening organized by Kailrali Art Lovers Association (KALA), at the Priyadarsini Hall. In an interview the singer describes how she came to the film world, how she regrets for not systematically learning classical music, and obviously, wonders why she was not recognized by the Kerala State Government.
I am always fascinated by Lata Mangeshkar’s song, and tried to sing like her. Being a child and singing hit numbers, I became a pet and popular in the neighborhood. I was invited to sing a few numbers during weddings. It is a inherent quality. My mother Kanakadurga was an accomplished veena player. Father Raveendranath was an all-rounder. I did not obey my mother -for she insisted to learn classical music. But I am attracted in my father’s line of light music. You need have to learn and practice. I have a sweet voice and I could reproduce what other sang, and hence I thought there is no need for training. That was a great mistake. I underestimated the benefits of learning carnatic music” she said.
Vasanta’s father had acted in films and with his contact in the film industry; she had the chance to sing for films. “One day I was called for an audition. In the 60s there was no sophistication as we see today. I sang Lata’s song. The music director, Pingala Nagendra Rao was impressed and he commented thus-“The song has all the details yet you have never tried to imitate her. A rare feat indeed” Then invitations from Kannada and Tamil came. In the Tamil industry M S Viswanathan and K V Mahadevan were ruling the roost. Then assistants of these directors like Pukazhenthi, introduced her in Malayalam.
“I am proud to say that I have sung for all the music directors. Also, I have sung with all male and female singers. Discernible music lovers may remember the songs “Kudamulla poovinum malayaali penninum..” Chandran udikkunna dikkil.. Chanchalitha..Chanchalitha..” Yavana Sundari.. and Pottu vaitha kukhamo..Katti vaitha kuzhalo..”
Vasanta has sung for Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, Sinhalese, and Sanskrit. In the 60s she was invited by HMV.
“Despite of this why you were side lined?”
To be frank, my priorities were different. I am a house wife then a mother and then only a singer. I was never after fame and popularity. When music directors invited occasionally I never refused. So I could render only 3500 songs. In between I was asked to compose songs for a Kannada and then Telugu films. SPB, PBS, S Janaki, P Suseela, and Vani Jayaram sang for me. The music director who introduced me appreciated my endeavor as the music director. That was the greatest encomium.
Vasantha was conferred Kalaimamani Award by the Tamil Nadu Government, Ugadi Award by the Andra Pradesh Government, and the MACTA Award. “My children are well placed. They have the flair for music but are not for venturing in the film industry. They play veena and are blessed with sweet voice. Any way I am a contented mother. I have no regrets. I have invested my earnings in the higher studies of my children. They are looking after me well. That is what I need now” she said.
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MY FRIEND EXPERIENCED AN EARTH QUAKE TODAY. HERE IS A SMALL ACCOUNT OF IT.
"I'm attaching a news which will give a short picture of today's earthquake. In Japan, new houses/apartments are made in such a way that they can make pendulam type movements during earthquake. Most of these type of houses are made of wood and filling is weightless material instead of cement. This is to avoid head injuries and breakage of bones during the sudden demolition of building. These buildings will sustain if the magnitude is less than 8.0. Another important thing is that gas, electricity and water will be automatically stopped. Also, the telephone connections. Today in Japanese news they were announcing that DOCOMO company's cellular ohone still works there. Many houses were destroyed, they are all old Japanese traditional houses with elegant look, the roof will be similar to that of castles, paved with heavy enameled blue tiles. In Japanese these type of houses are known as "Jikka". They couldn't survive today's earthquake.
All transportation is stopped since many roads and bridges were broken. These heavy shakings will move to many miles and had affected Tokyo and Tsukuba as well. In my home sOme of the soft dolls kept on television fell down and the hanging light was executing simple harmonic oscillations for 20-30 seconds. Actually, it is nice to experience these nature's movements from a far away place. Of course, it is not good. This is the third biggest earthquake that I could experience during my stay in Japan.
I'm just copying and pasting a believable news about today's happenings in Japan.
Any study of an art form would be incomplete unless it is examined in the background of the cultural milieu it was born in and the time-line through which it evolved into the present form. Aware of this fact Dr Raja Warrier in his three-part monograph on Malayalam theatre, walks us through the early days of the stage, analyses the different aspects and puts the current scenario in perspective.
The thorough grounding of the author in the genre and his knowledge of theatre in the Occident give the work wholesomeness. This however is not a didactic work expounding dry theories of dramatics. On the contrary, he raises and answers questions-questions that the layman is prone to ask. In the process he lays bare the concepts in a simple manner, appealing to even one who has no knowledge of theatre and the performance arena.
Written with the erudition of a researcher, marked by a detachment of a historian and prompted by the passion of an aficionado, the book is a valuable addition to literature on Theatre.
KARKITAKA VAAVU FALLS ON 12 AUGUST
VISIT OF SOULS:-
The idea of departed souls visiting their friends is common to many races. The belief is tht departed souls come to partake of victuals prepared for them by their relatives.
Examples of feast of souls in different parts of the world:-
1. Madagascar- the elegant upper chamber in King Radams mausoleum was furnished with a table and two chairs. A bottle of wine, water, were palced so that the ghost of the departed monarch might occassionaly visiting this resting place.
2. China:-the Chinese summon ancestral souls with prayer on special days.
3. Europe:- the custom of setting empty seats at the ST JOHN S’ EVE FEAST for the departed souls of Kinsfolk is said to have lasted to the 17th century.
4. Bulgaria: feast is held in the cementry of Palm Sunday.
5. Russia:- prayer at the graves of lost relatives and giving alms to he poor
6. The Hindus offer to the dead the funeral cakes, oblations of balls of rice, libations of water, on the day of sraddha.
Kerala:
In Kerala the feast of souls falls on the new moon day in the month of Karkitakam (July-August/Aadi Ammavasai). The feast of the souls falls on 12th August this year. The day is considered sacred to the spirits of the dead.
On this day people visit river banks /or seashores. Oblations of rice and libations of water are offered to the manes of ancestors. It is held to be most meritorious if one can go to Rameswaram bathe in the Rama Sethu, and perform sradha there. The sradha is not to propitiate the spirit of any particular diseased but is designed to propitiate the manes of all ancestors.
After the sradha the offerings are placed in the yard for the crows to feed on. THE BELIEF IS THAT the diseased come in the form of crows to partake of them.
The popular spots were sradha is offered are
Sanghumugham beach, Varkala beach, Aluva, Papanasam Thirunelli in waynad, Parasurama temple.
The sea is rough these days especially so after this year’s monsoon. The government has promised to take necessary steps-that is alternative arrangements -for offering sradha. People visit Parasurama temple in Thiruvallam. It is located on the banks of Tiruvallam theertham. It is believed that PARASURAMA offered sradha to his mother at this spot. It is the only place in India (I believe) where you find temple for Parasurama.
To mark the 60th year of Indian Independence, Monsoon Cine fest is being organized by the the govt. In this fest selected 60 films will be screened in 60 colleges all over Kerala. The fest will extend upto December.
Mohanlal will inaugurate the fest in Thiruvananthapuram with his film Thanmaathra and Mammooty starring Kaiyoppu. The makers and the actors would take the films to the campus. Mammootty is the chief patron of the fest. Other patrons include Mohanlal, Raja Mathew, P V Gangadharan, and Vinayan. Nedumudi venu is the festival director.
Kalikam a film produced by the students of Govt Arts College Thruppunithura will be screened. Seminars and debates are the highlights of the fest.
Saira, Oridam, Perumazhakkalam, Thaniyae, Thakara chenda, Achchnurangatha veedu are some of the selected films.
Kerala Tourism Development corporation KTDC has launched Payasam mela at CHAITRAM HOTEL for Onam. Nine different kinds of Payasam will be made available here. Carrot, bitter guard, gooseberry and melon Payasam are the highlights. The star payasam is NAVARASA PAYASAM. There are no instant techniques used here. They are all prepared in the traditional way-the authorities explained. The payasams are available in one and half litre packs at the rate of rs 120 per litre.
During onam days 40 menu onasadya will also be available in addition to Doas fest. The mela will be open to the public from 10 am to 10 pm.
:D
Come Onam. The price of flowers is exhorbitantly high. The flowers are brought from Madurai, Dindugal, Thovaalai, and Bangalore.
In the yester years, we used to make floral carpets with thumba, kakkappo, aropoo, chembarathi, konginippoo, thechi, mukkoothi and sangupushpam.
Now chrysanthamum, oleander, marigold, coxcomb, vadamalli, and lotus dominate. Making a pookkalam is no longer a simple affair. With pookkalam carpet competitions getting popular, flowers sell like anything and that is the reason for high prices
CLASSES FOR INDAIN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL COMMENCE ON SEPTEMBER 14. The classes will be held at the IIST at VSSC. Classes for Btech avionics, aerospace engg, integrated masters in applied science wiil begin on the day. The permanent campus of IIST is set to come out up at PONMUDI. As a part of an effort to prevent brain drain ISRO has introduced a bond scheme according to which the student has to serve ISRO for 5 years. Those who wants to opt out has to pay 10 lakhs after the training period.
AIR Thiruvananthapuram is celebrating its golden jubilee of regional news broadcast. :)
Thiruvonam: :D
Nature is in her gayest attire. The violence of monsoon has abated. The incessant rain ceased. Trees and shrubs are in full bloom. The days are pleasant and colorful. Nights are starry and delightful. The farmers are happy, because harvesting has begun. They are celebrating Illam Nira and Putthari (see box) two festivals which herald the onset of Thiruvonam, the great national festival.
Illam Nira and Putthari:_ Illam Nira is filling the granary with freshly harvested paddy and the Putthari is consuming new rice. Kerala was once an agricultural country. Hence harvesting paddy was an occasion of rejoice.
Before the completion of harvest, when the ears of the corn are ripe the Nira was performed. At the threshold of the house, a basket full of harvested paddy is kept on the decorated ground. A member of the family after ritualistic bath brings the basket inside rendering “Illam Nira” (fill the house), “Kollam Nira”( fill the whole year), “Paththayam Nira”(fill the granary), “Vatti Nira Kotta Nira” (fill the basket), “Nira nira nira…”.
Certain pujas are performed and payasam already prepared from the freshly harvested rice is distributed among the participants.
Illam Nira and Putthari are performed on auspicious days before Thiruvonam.
Thiruvonam:- According to the legend, Onam is celebrated in commemoration of the reign of Mahabali an Asura King. He propitiated Brahma and held unlimited sway over Bharathavarsha. It was a period of peace, prosperity and plenty. Theft, robbery and other crimes were unknown. There was no bad season even.
Devas nurtured hatred, and jealousy towards Mahabali. They requested Vishnu and HE acceded to the request. He appeared as Vamana, in all glory. The King welcomed Vamana. He asked him what he wanted. The boy replied “just three feet of land”. Mahabali conceded the demand at once. The boy grew unassumingly huge and the whole of the land measured slightly less than three feet. For the rest, Vamana trod upon the head of Mahabali and pushed him to the infernal regions. Consequently, his subjects pleaded Vishnu. The Lord allowed the ex ruler to visit his subjects once a year. It was fixed as for Malayalam month Chingam on the asterism of Thiruvonam.
During the ten-day long festival, people decorate their houses to receive Mahabali. In the courtyard, they make floral carpets. They put on new clothes. It commences on the asterism Atham that falls ten days before Thiruvonam.
The children at dawn go in groups to collect flowers. On this pleasant errand, they sing songs, bring their colorful spoils, and decorate the floral carpet. Shoe flower, marigold, the yellow aster, scarlet button flower, common thakara (wild cassia), and oleander of all shades. The quickly perishable carpet is protected from direct Sun, by erecting a temporary roof, decorated with festoons.
The important part of the festival however begins on the eve of Uthradam. The houses are spruced up. They make all arrangements for the sumptuous feast. Even the poorest of the poor celebrate Onam. The tenants of family holding the land present before the Karanavar the fruits of their labor-called Thirumulkaazhcha.
On the day of Thiruvonam, after the ritualistic bath a conical figure of Thrukkakkara Appan is made from clay. The belief is that the festival began at Thrukkakkara. In those days of splendour, the festival lasted for 28 days.
Flowers are decorated around the idol of Thrukkakkarappan. They visit the temples near by. The head of the family distribute new clothes to the family members, dependents and others.
What follows next is the feast. In front of an oil lit lamp, a fresh plantain leaf is spread and all dishes are served. This is for Lord Ganesa, to partake. The family members relish the sumptuous feast. There will be several varieties of curries, pickles, sweets, payasams.
Post lunch sessions are meant for fun and frolic. The sedate ones prefer cards or dice. The younger and the robust indulge in merry making. They swing mad. Some engage in Thalapandu (head ball). An extensive open space forms the playground. Equality in strength and not in number is the rule. Hence, there will be a difference in the number of members. Kayyankali or combats and archery are other games.
Mirth and hilarity mark the life of the female members. The younger ones decked in their gayest and finest attire, wearing jewels spend the days in dancing and singing. It continues until the shades of evening fall and the festivals conclude. On the Chathayam day, at the auspicious hour the image of Thrukkakkarayappan is removed.
Recently, with the breaking up of the joint family system and the onslaught of Visual media, the celebration has attained different color. Children no more enjoy the thrill of gathering flowers. The market is flooded with flowers from Thovaalai and Madurai. Women no more labor in the kitchen. Ready-made mixes are available. In some places, people depend on catering services. After the feast, it is time for a siesta. People celebrate Onam along with the TV Channels.
I guess this is supposed to be a note of irony...?Quote:
Originally Posted by padmanabha
today i read it in a malayalam daily-that all the members of KANNATTUA FAMILY in Alappuzha have a rare heriditary feature. Yes All of them have either their middle and index fingers/or middle and ring fingers are joined together-in extreme cases it resembled the hood of a snake!!
:roll:
dear readers,
i am suppose to post this on 17th of August -on the malayalam new year day. i am 10 days late :wink: and it is better late than never. read on
Every day All India Radio commences its morning broadcast by announcing the day’s dates with years!
Many Dates and Years for a single day? Yes, of course because we follow different calendars set in different Eras introduced over a period. Each one had an event associated with it. Thus, Eras is in fact are the commemoration of such events.
Saka Era introduced in 78AD by King Saalivaahana, named this Era after his Saka subjects, for instance.
Keralites follow Kollam Aandu/Kollavarsham/Kollam Era-the New Year (1183) of which falls on 17 August this year.
As every era started in commemoration of some great event in history, it is natural that we desire to know the event behind the Kollam Era, introduced in 825 AD. There are plenty of myths and stories related to this.
Shungoonny Menon the author of “History of Travancore” says, “In the Kali year 3926 (825AD) when Udaya Marthanda Varma was residing in Kollam, he convened a special meeting of all learned men of Kerala, with the object of introducing a new Era. After making some astronomical researches, and calculating the solar movements, throughout the 12 zodiacs and counting scientifically the number of days occupied in this revolution every month, it was resolved to adopt the new Era from the first of Chingam of that year (15 August 825) as Kollam year one, and to call it the solar calendar.” The new Era christened Kollam Aandu/Kollavarsham/Kollam Era as the venue of the summit was at Kollam.
There are two Kollams. One near Thiruvananthapuram, which was once a great seaport and the other, was a township in Malabar. It was the Kollam in Travancore, which lent its name to the new Era. Port Kollam was a flourishing city and an international centre of trade and commerce while its northern counterpart was obscure.
Records available in the Padmanabha Swami Temple show that, the installation of the idol of Sri Krishna (Thiruvambadi) was held on the fifth day of the new Era (05-01-01 KE), in the presence of all the royal family members of Venad. This day also marked the introduction of the rescheduled Temple Calendar. Since then, this revised calendar is basis of reckoning time to structure the system feasts and fasts and other religious ceremonies.
According to one theory, in 822 AD, invading sea destroyed Kollam. It took three years to rebuild the city. This re founding of Kollam resulted in the starting of an Era called Kollam Era.
The Kollam summit chose Chingam as the first month in preference to Mesha (Medam) because of the vernal equinox –Vishu-which had by that time (1 kollam era) already moved to Meena rasi(the constellation Pisces) by the slow process of precession of the equinoxes. Simha is the Suns own house-and hence it is considered appropriate to begin Solar Year-in which the days, the months, the two ayanas and the whole year are related to the Sun’s apparent movements in the sky.
However, the people of north Kerala observed New Year in the month of Kanni. The belief is that the news of the birth of Kollam Era took one month to reach north Kerala. :o
(only one month to travel from kollam to malabar in 825 AD)
The Chera, the Pandya and the Chola inscriptions reveal that this Era was prevalent in the regions of Kerala Tiruneveli and Madurai.
‘The promulgations by Sankaracharya the great Vedantist of the 64 rules known as Anaacharams, is reason for commencing Kollam Era’ is another reason attributed to it. One of the Anaacharams forbids the performance of Sati, which might well have proved revolutionary and epoch-making commandment worthy of commemorating an Era. However, some researchers say he died before 825 AD.
Yet another belief is that as the Nampoothiris of Kerala were migrants from Kashmir. They adapted the Saptarshi Era (the calendar of which began with Mesha) of Kashmir Calendar. It is on the Saptarshi year 3900 the Kollam summit convened.
Thus August 17, 2007 corresponds to Kollam Aandu 1183, Chingam1; Saka Varsham 1929, Sravanam 1; and Hijara 1427 Shahaban 3. It is this variety that makes India a unique place.
(i would like to hear other stories related to the birth of any era-)
today in the evening a boat race is arranged near my house. There is a temple and a pond. people say this pond is the second largest in kerala. The race is arranged here. It is called Sree Varaham Vallum Kali. the residents of this area have arranged a pookkalam competition(floral carpet) and rangoli competition tomorrow.
There is a fairly large mandapam in the middle of the pond. Today flute recital will be held on this mandapam. Annaul music concerts are also held. People sit on the flight of steps on all the four sides of the well illuminated pond. unique ambience! :D
Regarding this temple and the pond, it is one of the oldest temples. The main idol is Lakshmi Varahamurthy.
SMAARTHA VICHAARAM: -(S V)
Vichaaram = Caste trial
Smaarthan= Vedic Judge
SV was the court of enquiry into allegation for the transgression of the rules of chastity by the Nampoothiri women. I do not know exactly when the last SV was held.
Here is an account of the traditional age-old custom.
Chastity is accounted as the highest of all virtues and violation resulted in austerization from the family and the community.
Nampoothiri community was ranked high. They follow patrilineal system. There are four levels of caste council of Nampoothiris-namely 1. Village 2. Graamam 3. Territory and 4. State. They were presided espectively by Akakkoymma, graamam, vaidikans and meemamsa.
How is SV conducted?
Rajas of Chirakkal, Rajas of Kottayam, Zamorin of Calicut, Kochi Raja and Travancore Raja were the arbitrators of the Nampothiris of North Malabar, South Malabar, Calicut, Kochi and Travancore respectively. The council consisits of Smaarthan, Vaidikan, Meemamsakan, Akakkoyma and Purakkoyma.
Vaidikans uphold the caste rules. Atleast one Vaidikan should accompany the Smaarthan to the place of trial. The trial was held at the defendant¢s illam.
The Smaarthan select two Meemamkasakas from the Gramam as soon as royal sanction was obtained.
They interpret Vedas whenever required during trial. The Purakkoyma was the representative of the Raja.
PHASES OF SMAARTHA VICHAARAM
1. DAASI VICHARAM
When the chastity of a Nampoothiri women was suspectyed, the head of the family inform the village council. The Daasi-the maid servant- of the Nampoothiri woman was interrogated and this is called Daasi Vichaaram.
2. Anchaam pura vilakkal
When convinced with DAASI¢s version, the accused was lodged in the Anchaampura the fifth house. It is built away from the illam. It was a kind temporary ban.
The Akkkoyma would submit the report to the Smarthan. It is referred to the ruler to conduct the SV.
In Travancore Rs 9/- had to be creditied to the treasury (Ref-Edgar Thurston-Castes and tribes of south India 1908 page 221) to conduct SV. The permission was called Neettu or thittooram.
3. Vichaaram
The Smaarthan ask the Daasi whether the Nampoothiri woman was present at the Anchaam pura. She should stand at the door of the Anchaam pura. The Smaarthan riddles questions through the Daasi. He should not talk to her directly or see her during the trail. THE Smaarthan should not ask irrelevant questions as well. If asked the Akakkoyma who watches the proceedings interferes. He never speaks but draws his thorthu (a long white cloth) from his shoulders. The Smaarthan corrects himself and the thorthu is put back.
The moment whne she confirms her guilt, and discloses the name of person with whom she had relation she is brought out of Anchaam pura, and cross examined time place and circumstance and personal identification. If she was found innocent, the entire council solicits her pardon. She is readmitted to her family.
The person accused by the woman is never permited to disprove the charges. Every co-defendant except the one who was the first to lead her astray had a right to be admitted to the boiling oil ordeal.
4. SWAROOPAM CHOLLAL-VERDICT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Raja pronounces the order for excommunication of the defendant woman. The Judges fixes a day. She is taken to a pond sae apart for this. A temporary ceiling is erected. The verdict is read out to the woman.
The Smmarthan would inform
a. The reason for lodging the culprit in the Anchaam pura,
b. dates, evidences of Daasi vichaaram
c. ROYAL SANCTION
d. members participated and
e. The evidences in support. The Tamil Brahmin called Kutti Pattar would announce the seducers name. Soon the Tamil Brahmin jump into the Tank, followed by all Nampoothiri spectators.
The defendant conceals herself by the palm leaf umbrella. The Daasi grabs and destroys it. Nampoothiri woman henceforth becomes an outcaste. She is called SAADHANAM (THING) and not Antharjajam (Nampoothiri women). She is lodged in the outskirts of the locality.
5.UDAKA VICHCHEDAM
Through this act, the right of the kin of the woman to perform obsequies is severed. Last right of the Nampoothiri woman is performed. It is performed at night.
6. Suddha bhojanam
A feast is conduct after the Nampoothiri woman is austerized.
7. Kaala vichaaram
If children were born to her by her legal husband, after she had committed adultery the children of her paramours wives had to undergo expensive expiratory rite. They are not re admitted but degraded to lower castes like Chaakyar and Nambiars. Even today many Chaakyars and Nambiars trace their descent from Nampoothiris.
Ullatan is a tribe of South Kerala. It is interesting to know how the bride selects her husband.
She seats in a small round hut made of coconut frond specially erected for the purpose. All the eligible men armed with bamboo poles dance round the hut. Occasionally they thrust the poles through the fronds. The father of the bride sits at a little distance, beating tom-tom. The girl seizes one of the poles and the man holding the pole is chosen as the groom!
HMm.....interesting altho I guess this method wudnt really be helpful for a man who's keen to marry a particular girl as he may not be the one with the 'lucky' pole! :( :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by padmanabha
:shock: Last rites.......surely tat does not mean she is killed??!Quote:
Originally Posted by padmanabha
YES. SHE IS NOT KILLED. BUT LAST RITES ARE PERFORMED!
THEY CALL IT "PADI ADACHU PINDAM VAKKUKA"
Sree Chembai memorial trust presents chembai sangeetholsavam-2007 venue chembai trust sree varaham thiruvananthapuram time 6 pm to 8 45 pm
2 9 07
Lalgudi g j r krishnan & Vijayalekshmi
3 9 07
devi chennai
4 9 07
varkala c s jayaram
5 09 07
rudrapattnam brothers
6 09 07
dr b arundathi
7 09 07
puspa anand
8 09 07
sasi kiran and brothers
09 09 07
Vayyankara Madhusudanan- but this artiste slipped into eternal sleep last week substitute will be announced later
10 09 07
mavelikkara velukkutty nair
11 09 07
t m krishna
SCENE ONE
"NADIYA KOLLAPPATTA RAATHRI" DIRECTED BY MADHU WAS RELEASED EIGHT WEEKS AGO. IN ONE SCENE AJAY GHOSH PLAYED BY MADHUPAL WANTED TO TRACE THE PHONE NUMBER OF NADIYA.(KAAVYA MAADHAVAN) HE TELLS HIS NUMBER 9447081881 ONLY ONCE TO HIS COLLABORATOR.
SCENE TWO
A BSNL OFFICIAL'S (SASIDHARAN) PHONE NUMBER RINGS NON STOP :huh: . MOST OF THE CALLS HE RECEIVE ARE UNER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS MADHUPAL :shaking: . HE HAS FILED A CASE AGAINST TE DIRECTOR MADHU. EVEN AFTER 50 DAYS OF RELEASE, HE IS RECEIVING 30 TO 40 CALLS PER DAY! "CRAZY PEOPLE THAY CALL ME EVEN AFTER THE SECOND SHOW" HE SAID :cry:
SASI SAYS "I CANNOT CHANGE THE NUMBER AS IT IS HIS DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE MOBILE NUMBER.,"
Housewives top suicide list in Kerala .
http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/sep/07suicide.htm
Smokeless stoves are gradually getting popular. ANERT the agency for non-conventional energy has organized workshop on improved biomass stoves. More than2000 houses, hundreds of schools, hotels and hospitals are using what is called the PARISHAD STOVE. The flexible biomass stove burn biomass completely and is said to reduce green house gas emission.
In 2 plus 1 stove fire will be in two stoves and third one will function “without fire”.
What an irony!
The people of Kerala are witnessing the nexus between mafia and politician. THE STASTE GOVERNMENT AWARDS “THE MOST ECO FRIENDLY TOURISM PROJECT” TO THE “VAGAMON HIDEOUT RESORT” WHICH IS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE FOR ENCROACHING UPON THE FOREST LAND AND VIOLATING THE TERMS OF TITLE DEEDS.
In a raid land dealings worth 400 crores were seized in Malappuram north Kerala.
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Visit an infertility clinic websites to choose your donor according to the age qualification and beauty. Women can sell their eggs for 20 to 80 thousands.
One can store the sperm in the bank in case if you need no baby now!
Visit www.iwannagetpregnant.com
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AFTER 30 YEARS, KERALA UNIVERSITY HIKED THE EXAM FEE. THE EXAM FIXED IN 1975 IS CONTINUING. ALL STUDENT UNIONS LIKE KSU SFI AISO MSF AIDSO ETC HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR PROTEST IN THE HIKE.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbOQNlS3ooE
Tamarind easy
:- Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) WILL SET UP A SERIES OF Tamarind easy hotels for budget travellers.
Why the name Tamarind?
Tamarind tree is known for its shelter. It once provided cool refreshing shade for the travelers.
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Malayalam film director Hariharan is directing a documentary on M T Vasudevan Nair, ADMIRED as a prolific author, award wining scriptwriter, director and editor.
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The great deal:-
Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan (V S) {Achu Ammavan = Achu uncle} never thought that things will twist and turn like this.
Poor Achu Ammavan!
On the Annual meeting of the Kerala working journalists union he addressed the scribes “you must come forward to expose the activities of Land mafia”
Aha! T U Kuruvila the Revenue minister resigned due to his nexus with land mafia.
Now the forest minister is facing the same threat in connection with the land purchased for I S R O.
The land is purchased for a low price and is sold at a very high price. The dealer fix the sale first and then he will be on the look out for the land.
The story is like this:-
A dealer sells ecologically sensitive land for ISRO (for the proposed space institute).
The land is encroached by people and forests are cleared. The need of the hour is to confiscate the land, replant trees, and make it a lush green.
In 2001, the govt issued an ordinance and since then it is the govt’s land. It is this very land that Xavi Mano Mathew bought from Birla and sold it for ISRO.
ISRO SENT A COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVT SEKING LAND FOR THE INSTITUTE by post.
Action on this communication was taken after a week. With “put up”, the letter “trickled” down and reached the collector who replied “no land available.”
Thus, I S R O decided to purchase land from Xavi Mano Mathew. Revenue and labour ministers held discussion with Xavi.
With in 24 hours, 707 acres of land was scrutinized by DFO and gave green signal to Xavi.
Journalists sensed it and the cat is out of the bag now.
Meanwhile without knowing the C M the chief secretary gave sanction to build a helipad (one crore budget) at the land of controversy. “Revenue FINANCE AND LAW” ministries say they are “unaware” of this construction of helipad.
If things go like this one-day secretariat too will be sold without the knowledge of ministers.
Yesterday our V S said in the press meet-“forest minister is a POZHAN” (POZHAN MEANS USELESS).
The forest minister represents CPI one of the coalition parties. The party chief Ismail expressed his protest today
kadavule :rotfl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by temporary sori-Observer
1.Schools were opened in June. Textbooks are yet to reach the students. LITERATE KERALA! WHAT A SHAME! :shock: :oops:
2. in schools, Saturdays and Sundays are holidays. THE GOVERNMENT today decided to make one Saturday every month a working day.
3. KERALA MUSLIM JAMA ATH FEDERATION expressed their protest against the recent Supreme court verdict -that all weddings should be registered. If imposed in the state the govt will have to face unpleasant consequences-the federation warned. :o
4. dileep purushotham chithrae popoular Marathi writer said that all Indian communists are akin to “frogs in the well.” Globalization is as old as mankind and the communist should realize that. He said that the leftists could not tolerate criticism. Lenin ousted his close associates. The communists are following that line. If you criticize that means, you are out. The leaders feel that they are beyond criticism.
yesterday, normal life was disrupted for several hours by two blockades. The Rameswaram Sethu Samrakshana Samithi, blocked roads at five major points. Traffic was diverted and office goers and students had a tough time yesterday. Poor conditions of the roads added woes.
The assembly march by Youth Congress turned violent. Police used water guns to dispense activists. Till 2 pm the roads were choked with vehicles.
Sree chithira Home for the Destitute and Infirm staged "DEVAGAYAKAN" a new dance drama. The practice began two months ago. The story is on the poet Jayadevan and his wife Padmavathy. The dance drama was intervened with Ashtapadi. There were no sponsors. The children themselves designed costumes.
yesterday the inmates of the menatal hospital oolampaara had a belated but delicious ona sadya. There are 320 males and 227 femles and three children as inmates.
Lissi Jacob the chief secretary of Kerala today submitted her application of Voluntary retirement.
Reason:-
The govt received a message from the centre that P M will be inaugurating ISRO Space Reasearch Institute. She sanctioned one crore for the construction of helipad at PONMUDI.
The chief minister said at the press meet, “it is due to the minor lapses on the part of the chief secretary.”
ON the contrary, the finance minister and the home minister have said in the assembly that the chief secretary has followed the guidelines.
Already a row on granting of 100 acres of land for ISRO HAS GAINED further momentum.
As per the direction of the Hajj committee, a 56-year-old woman from calicut took polio vaccine two days ago, and today her limbs are paralyzed. :(
A study report says that the level of coli form bacteria is very high in the rivers of Kerala. :shaking:
High Court stayed the conferring of Raja Ravi Varma Award to M F Hussien. Ravi Varma former former director of Reserve Bank and a member of Kochi Royal family filed a petition saying that M F H through works has insulted the Hindu Deities.
IMHO this is really worth commending on his (Ravi verma's) part! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by padmanabha
1. “If you wear a bikini and dance in public it reminds one of the dance performances by men before the dawn of civilization,” said renowned dancer Dhananjayan. Accomapnied by Santha his dancer wife the couple was in the city to attend the performance by their disciple Madhavi Chandran.
2. Yesterday, a man was stranded while entering the lift and succumbed to injury.
Connecting one and two,
Four or five years back, I went to meet the Dhananjayans at Hotel Chaitram.
Santha entered the lift followed by Dhananjayan. When I stepped in the door closed. What a quick reflex! The Dhananjayans pushed the door which was about to strand me and I was thus rescued. I do not know whether the Dhananjayans remember this. However, I do-whenever I enter a lift.
citizen journalism is very active in Kerala these days. :D
recently a citizen has described his experiences in a hospital where his father underwent a thoracic surgery. pathetic.
The nature and attitude of some doctors and nurses are very bad indeed. They will not give proper answers.
How can one expect, especially these days when the parents wants their childen to become a doctors- snubbing their other areas of interests.
there is one more dimension. There are children who want to become doctors just because of the glamour of the porfession. Parents "buy" seats for them.
I am concerned about the future of the medical profession. Private hospitals are mushrooming. i am afriad. Now medical profession is no more a service. it has become a business.