With Onam around the corner, marigold farmers in Kochi hope to make a profit

With Onam around the corner, marigold farmers in Kochi hope to make a profit

Nothing prepares me for the cheery sight that awaits me in one part of Varapuzha. It is just after 9.30am on a muggy day; I hear the murmur of women before I see them. Lakshmi Murali emerges from behind a gap in a compound wall and calls me over. All I see is a plot … Read more