Last Friday, many who I know celebrated Onam. The harvest festival of the state of Kerala that is celebrated by all belonging to the state regardless of caste, community, religion or any other demographics. It was in 2014 when I learnt a little about Onam and then sought permission from my friend LP to share … More Onam Pookalams – 2025
It was Onam a fortnight ago. A harvest festival of the state of Kerala in India. It’s the only festival in India that goes beyond religion, caste or community. Onam is a state festival which means people regardless of their backgrounds celebrate this festival. Like every year for the last over 9 years, this year … More Onam Pookalams – 2024
Happy Onam, everyone! It’s that time of the year again when floral carpets, food, and happiness adorns the house of every Mayalayee. Onam is one of those rare festivals which is celebrated by a state. How beautiful is the thought that no religion or caste can come in between the festivities! Each of the ten … More Onam Pookalams 2016
Kerala is the most literate state in India (93.91% as of 2011 census) but when several instances of ‘moral policing’ were reported, Kiss of Love was born. What started as a protest calling upon youth on Facebook, soon spread all over India and the youth across many cities came forward to protest against moral policing. … More K for Kiss of Love #AtoZChallenge
One morning when I logged on to WordPress, the stats suggested that my blog post from last year Onam Pookalam – an arty affair was getting a few hits. The very next day, LP shared Day 1 picture on our whatsapp group and there was this Aha moment! It’s time for the 10-day Onam celebrations! Over … More #FridayReflections – 2015 Onam Pookalams
When we were kids, any English essay about India would start with the clichéd opening “India is a land of festivals”. That time I did not know many festivals and was particularly clueless about the ones celebrated in the southern part of India. This year has been special – just two weeks after we bid … More Onam Pookalam – an arty affair
A picture is worth a thousand words and my Facebook photo album by the same name narrates the story of our trip. Independence Day this year gave us an opportunity to sneak out of our mundane lives and daily chores to visit Kerala – popularly known as God’s own country.At around 7AM we were out … More Kaleidoscopic Kerala
I was beginning to wonder if my blog is named as HappinessandFood, where is food? I am just back from a 3 day trip to Kerala and it seems, now is a good time to talk about food. India is just so diverse when it comes to food preferences. I belong to North India and … More True happiness with good food..
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