May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in still, dust green trees. Red bananas ripen. Jackfruits burst. Dissolute bluebottles hum vacuously in fruity air. Then they stun themselves against clear windowpanes and die, flatly baffled in the sun. … Read more
Kalamandalam Prasant Panmana as Duryodhanan and Kalamandalam Arun Kumar as Trigartha in the Kathakali titled Nizhalkkuthu at Chembai Memorial Music College, Palakkad, on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Palakkad Kathakali Trust staged a Kathakali show titled Nizhalkkuthu at Chembai Memorial Music College here on Saturday evening. The episode from the Mahabharata was … Read more
Band Ragavalli | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ragavalli is on a musical high. The band, comprising students of the Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, is fresh from a performance as part of the Kerala Government’s Onam week celebrations at Malayinkeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram and is getting ready for another Onam programme in the capital this … Read more
Traditional sadhya served on banana leaf Inji puli (Different regions) Serving size: 2 cups | Cooking duration: Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes Inji puli Ingredients Tamarind – 1 lime sized piece Ginger – 200 grams Green chillies – 5 Jaggery- 100 grams Roasted red rice – 50 grams Chilli powder – … Read more
Judges also summon Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager to explain the death of two female elephants on the stretch on October 14 Judges also summon Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager to explain the death of two female elephants on the stretch on October 14 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the General Manager of Southern Railway … Read more
As the political slugfest continued over the killings of an RSS and PFI leader in a span of 24 hours in Palakkad district, with the opposition parties blaming the ruling CPI(M) for failing to prevent such incidents, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government has instructed the police to initiate strong legal action against those … Read more
Pathanamthitta and Kottayam are the districts most hit by the torrential rain. (Twitter/ANI) Several regions in south and central Kerala went under water as heavy rainfall lashed the state. As visuals of rivers in spate amid the torrential downpour hit social media, the India Meteorological Department issued a ‘red alert’ and warned of extremely heavy … Read more