Kerala! -god's own country...

I wanted to post something about my state Kerala, otherwise fondly called as- God’s own country.situated on the lush and tropical Malabar Coast of india,kerala enjoys unique geographical features that have made it one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in Asia.

Since I’m Falling short of words to describe my beautiful place,why don’t you take a look at some beautiful pictures……

1.The word “kerala” means, land of coconuts.

KATHAKALI

2.Kathakali is a highly stylized classical dance of kerala noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion.

THEYYAM

3.Theyyam or thira is a popular ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala state.

ALAPPUZHA BACKWATERS

4.Alleppey or Alappuzha is also known as the "Venice of the East" its was here that traders from across the seven seas came in search of black gold and souvenirs

ATHIRAPPALLY WATERFALLS

5.The Athirappilly Falls is situated on the Chalakudy river,originates in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats.Its breathtakingly beautiful.

THIRUVATHIRA

6.Thiruvathira is a Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala on the full moon day of the month of Dhanu (December or January).

BAKAL FORT

7.The beautiful Bakal Beach with Bakal Fort in the background, is of great historical and archaeological interest. Once held by Tipu Sultan the fort, was later incorporated into the domain of the English East India Company.Its one of the four famous forts of kerala. 

MUNNAAR

8.Munnar is a haven of peace and tranquility. 

The favored summer resort of the erstwhile British rulers in the colonial days. Unending expanse of tea plantations, pristine valleys and mountains,exotic species of flora and fauna in its wild sanctuaries and forests,aroma of spice, scented cool air.This is munnar

THRSSUR POORAM

9.Thrissur Pooram is one of the most beautiful  and colorful festivals.

EDAKKAL CAVES

10.Edakkal Caves are two natural caves located 1,200 metres above sea level in the Wayanad Distric of Kerala. Inside the caves are pictorial writings believed to be dating to at least 5000 BC, from the neolithic man indicating the presence of prehistoric civilization or settlement in this region.

ELEPHANT!

11.Naughty tusker J

VISHU KANI

12.The most important event in Vishu is the Vishukkani, which literally means " the first thing seen on the day of Vishu after waking up.

ONAM

13.Onam is the largest festival in the Indian state of Kerala.it falls  during the first month of the Malayalam calendar which is Chingam (August–September) and marks the homecoming of the legendary King Maveli.

YUMMY SADHYA

14.The high point of these festivals (onam and vishu)  is the Ona Sadhya, which is a lavish 5-course meal served on a fresh, green banana leaf. The number of items served during this meal are typically between 35 to 50. 

CHAMPAKULAM BOAT RACE

15.This boat race is the oldest and most popular Vallam kali (snake boat race) in  Kerala state

PLAYING CHILDREN!
15.Lakes with bloomed lotuses are a common sight.

GREEN FIELDS

16.Kerala would not have been green had it not been for its lush paddy fields and the two seasons of monsoons which support cultivation of rice.These fields give a cooling effect to anyone’s eyes… 

These  16 pictures show, just some pieces of kerala,the green state….

To know more, you have to really visit this paradise and enjoy yourselves….:)

night sky

Watching night sky is one of my hobbies. Bet you all love it too.

I don’t know what feeling fills my heart when I watch the night sky but I think it’s a mixture of romantic, melancholic and blissful feeling.

I like walking alone on the terrace of my home, watching the sky during the twilight.

At that time, I always try to find out the brightest of all the stars because I know that it’s my granny.

Then I will smile at her and believe me she will smile back…she was so sweet, my unique granny….

You know, When I was young I used to think that, everyday a star falls down from the sky. And hence I used to stay alert to catch one ;D

Sometimes I would simply wait for a shooting star or watch the moon among the floating clouds. Isnt she pretty and majestic like a queen.?

But what do we learn in the school? That moon is the only natural satellite of the earth, we belong to milky way galaxy, stars don’t twinkle but its just atmospheric refraction bla bla bla.

Now who cares about all that when the beauty of the night sky leaves us speechless……

No science can tell you about the stars better than our “twinkle twinkle little star” rhyme that we learnt in our kindergarten.

But It’s true that as we grow up we become rational, And hence there won’t be or there can’t be any place for those silly, kiddish thoughts that we once strongly believed in!

They just become something we can simply laugh at heartily, a part of childhood memories.

Well, let me conclude this post with a short poem. (poem? Don’t think so) J

“I hear the twinkling stars

Whispering to me,

‘Come to us. Come to this zenith.’

Oh stars, I will reach there one day.

If not in my life, at least after that”

"oh ants,you are just amazing!"

Dear ant,

Today when I saw you and your friends moving on the wall of my room,

I reached for the broom to sweep you off the wall.

But then something in you left me unable to do the job I was supposed to. You made me wonder, and think.

I have seen you moving so many times but today I observed you.

What a perfection your crew has!

The queue you maintained from the source to destination left me startled.

The other day when I went to a shop, what I saw was not a line but a crowd.

 I wish the people here had your discipline.

And my gosh! Your head is so tiny and yet you don’t forget the way to your house wherever you go!

I still remember the day when I was new to this city and lost my way to homeJ

You and your friends easily lift the big bread crumbs on the floors, that are double your size!

Hats off to your hard work,and your team spirit is the eighth wonder!

Its something that most of us lack…

How beautifully do you prove that- united we stand and divide we fall.

 And science has proved that you are good in calculations too! Oh god how I struggle to do some of my maths sumsJ

All together you are just INCREDIBLE!.yet people use ant pesticides to  get rid of you. Sometimes I feel sad imagining how painfully you die. suffocating Or otherwise you silently get crushed under our feet.:(

Man thinks that he is the master of this world. I am just wondering in what way is he superior When he does not even know that even a small insect like you is the creation of god and can teach him some great lessons of life…

Dear ant, yet you don’t even have the faintest sign of ego…you are just cool and continue your work.nothing bothers you…. I admire you! lol!

Oh dear ant you are just AMAZING!

The voyage still continues...

Questing for an island doth I move

On this solitary ship

But my eyes have only this raging waves to see.

This sea is eternal my comrade…

Like your endless dreams.

But still the voyage continues…

The sun, the spring

And now is the tempest.

My ship is capsizing in the dark

swaying, in this gale….

Like a restless soul pacing to and forth.

And now I am shrieking

Because I am forgetting me...

But the wind, like a hungry beast

Did swallow my scream..

And my tears are now

Lost in this sea…

Where am I now?

Am I  stuck?

But my freezing mind

does not have an answer.

This ship has faded now

A mere skeleton…

But in my dreams does the island glitter

Like a diamond amongst the coal

And are they driving this ship now,

Gently forward.

Are they like a candle light

in these cold nights

So the ship moves on and

The voyage still continues…

BAN ENDOSULFAN!

DO WE NEED THIS POISON?????

“crippled childhood,ruined lives and shattered hopes

This is all what endosulfan has gifted India”

SAY NO TO THIS BRUTAL KILLER!”

Endosulfan is basically an insecticide used to destroy pests and is primarily used by farmers to destroy pests which are harmful to their crops. The issue is that India is the main producer & exporter of this insecticide, but also is a member of the Stockholm Convention, which was established to protect the health of humans & the environment. So, as per this Convention, member countries should not use, produce, export, etc anything which is harmful to human health and the environment. Now the Stockholm Convention has tagged endosulfan as harmful and included it in their list of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Research studies allegedly state that endosulfan causes birth defects,cancer and is harmful to the male,female reproductive system .

The  recent study done in a village in Kasargod, Kerala revealed some shocking harmful effects of the endosulfan.

Other than India, apparently only China and Argentina are opposing  the ban whereas most member countries of the Stockholm Convention are supporting the ban.

WHEN WILL THE AUTHORITIES OPEN THEIR EYES?

Please follow the under- given link to sign the petition against endosulfan.you have got 3 more days.

http://www.petitiononline.com/endoban/petition.html

The question with no answer

I think, “Who am I?” Is a tough question.

The question with no answer or more clearly a question with so many answers but no definite answer!

And this is again because no one completely knows oneself.(well,atleast me)

Have a doubt? Ask the question to yourselves ;-)

Sometimes I really feel that there is a total stranger living inside me.

I have felt a kinda “duo” feeling so many times. like, sometimes i would be able to clearly differentiate between the normal me and the stranger me!

OH YA! I know what you are thinking right now

“C to the R to the A to the Z  to the Y!”  Isnt it???

Well leave all that.

Hey I really wanted to tell this to you. Recently I got some great followers!!!

Thank you so much!

And I have some awesome people with really awesome blogs! Some of them are SNEHA,AREEJ, D’ZARO,BARB.,HARSHA,KZELLA. ..etc.And their comments brighten up my day.

Thankyou all so much!:)

Well, that’s all from me.signing off now! see ya J

The muddle of my obsessing thoughts (a) A blurry self portrait

(If at all this post leaves you puzzled,honestly that’s what I want)

Anonymity
Blue roses

Books

Carefree attitude with a limit.

Challenges worse than the darkest death.

Cool breeze

Craze

Dark woods

Death

Disguise

Dreams

Excellence

Fashion- A part of confidence.

Fears

Friendship with no best friends

God

Hopes

Independence

Liberty

Loneliness

Love

Memories of gran

Music

My sis.

My Invisible friend

My perfect brother.

My diary,

My room

  My blog

  My pen

My Independent sensible thoughts

Night sky.

Nostalgia

Own identity.

Passion

Poems

Prayers

Possessiveness

Pain of parents’ love

Rain drops

Regrets

Success

Supernaturalism

Silence

Shadows

Silent tears

Should- Speak my mind,Protest for fair matters,Teach my aunt devil the meaning of selflessness and the world that there is only one god…

AND

At last, leave this world after making my mark and as a good human being….

dear brother,

My dear brother,

Until that day, when I was a lonely wayfarer in the never ending desert, crying in my heart, looking at the scorching sun, I never saw you..

Then you became a haven better than heaven, a reason to smile.

Then you made the blue roses of hopes bloom, with your brotherly love.

Let me shout this dear brother that you are the bestest in this wayward world,and this bond will never die.

I wish I were a song, so that I can go around the world to tell them how much I love you..

If there is only one life, I am contented.

But if there are many, I want only you as my brother….<3

The talking shoes!:)

First of all, I wish I knew what actually ran through your mind when you first read the title of this postJ

Okay, so the other day I was arranging my books and I was totally surprised to see this small book called “The talking shoes” by enid blyton!

It was then I recalled that it was the prize I won when I was in kindergartenJ

I think it was for a singing competition…

I had actually forgotten about this book and was excited to see it after a long time. And you know what? I read the book immediately.

A small story about a pair of talking shoes transforming a naughty little girl.

Of course very kiddish but yet It was beautiful!

It made me remember all the  pranks I did when I was young, how naughty I had been , how all we cousins enjoyed our summer hols together,the silly fights we got into!

Now everything has changed so much… a busy world, where one forgets himself…

True, that sometimes the flying time fail to take the sheen off the memories we cherish….its really a mystery how some olden golden memories stay so fresh as if it had happened only yesterday!

Well, see how a small book became a reason to think about all this and a topic to blogJ

Thank you Enid Blyton!

So Before I conclude, guess what this “The talking shoes” leave behind when it went back to the shelf, all the more pretty???

Nothing but a true beatific smile on my face…. :)

know not why...

“In front of your eyes,

have I grown

from a tot to a teen…

Know not why

now your love is shielded,

with your hollow fear and agony…

Love me if you trust me

 trust me if you love me”

LOVE YOU MEN IN BLUE!

TEAM SPIRIT=INDIA

AND  finally after the long wait of 28 years, WE HAVE LIFTED THE WORLD CUP, WE HAVE BECOME THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD…!!!!!

After the Kapil’s devils, Dhoni’s boys have done it again.

No better sent-off to the legendary master blaster from the world cup.

India did not sleep yesterday. omg! How could we?

India really deserved it!such was the batting,bowling,and fielding performances of India throughout the tournament. Tough luck for lanka.
No wrong in saying that sreesanth is a lucky charm for india and what a bowling by zaheer khan!highly commentable although in the last over he was a bit expensive.

When crowd was shocked when sehwag was trapped LBW by Malinga off the very second ball of the innings,and thought that they were dreaming when sachin was gone for just 18 runs ,nobody had the faintest idea that a few hours later, they would be rejoicing and April 2 was gonna be the unforgettable day for any Indian.

After the two big losses, young blood Gambhir and kohili, rebuilt the innings as well as rekindled the hopes of the one billion beating hearts of India.

When kohili was gone for 35, came dhoni, the captain cool.

 He had struggled through the tournament and was evidently not in form, and hence automatically nobody expected him to do wonders and doubted dhoni’s move of promoting himself up the batting order to number 4.

But I really knew that he was gonna rock because he had always been my favourite cricketer ever since he entered our Indian team and he has this ability of peaking up at the right time.
From which other captain can you expect this?Clearly he is the captain cool.

When Gambhir was gone for 97,India still had wickets in hand.

And then came Yuvi,with determination and confidence in his eyes.

During the last few overs, when the number of balls and the required runs were the same, occasional fours and sixes by dhoni and yuvi eased the pressure off them, setting it back on the Lankan bowlers.

Finally in the 48.2^nd  over, came the winning shot with dhoni hitting a SIX!

And along with the six, came all sorts of screams, cheers, applause, smiles-the moments of ecstasy, the moments of celebration!what a pride it was to watch the Indian flags fly high!!!!!

And it was indeed a great sight to see the Indian players lifting the one and only sachin tendulkar-the god of cricket, on their shoulders, and leading him around the ground.(sachin, you are born to play this game, you are just incredible! mwaaaah!)

Nobody could resist the tears of joy and it was great to watch the respect everyone had for our master blaster. No wonder India lifted the world cup for sachin!

This cup is the answer to all the criticisms that team India has faced right from the beginning of the tournament and to all who doubted India’s ability and performance.

not to forget India’s coach Gary Kirsten.He did an incredible job and Was somebody more than a coach to team India.with this world cup he too is bidding farewell.

Of course, this world cup after the long 28 years is like the rain after a long drought and we are the delighted dwellersJ

INDIA ROCKS!!!! JAI HO INDIA!