Outlook Traveller: Kerala With Lakshadweep

$36
Item Code: IHJ011
Author: Manju Rastogi
Publisher: Outlook Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
Edition: 2015
ISBN: 818944915X
Pages: 718, (Illustrated Throughout In Full Colors
Cover: Paperback
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Book Description
Back of the Book

Outlook traveller getaways discovers amazing Kerala beaches backwaters hill stations, wildlife sanctuaries the big cities and places of pilgrimage and the pristine white sand and coral fringed beaches of Lakshadweep.

Everything you need to Kochi, for an exhilarating holiday what to see and do. Where to stay eat shop where to find the perfect houseboat stay. Ayurvedic treatment or backwater cruise is provided in each destination.

The Malabar, Kochi, Western Ghats, Kuttanad and Travancore sections are signposted with route guided highlighting tourist attraction in all the districts of Kerala and tourist guides on the three big cities of thruvananthapuram Kozhikode and Kochi. There’s also a tourist guide on the Lakshadweep archipelago.

An extensive experience section dwells on the cultural heritage of Kerala from its traditional dance and martial art forms to its unique architectural traditions and its own healing system Ayurveda the special section has essays that offer insights into the people of Kerala on the Malayali love of humor and toddy on Yesudas, PT Usha, Abu Abraham and more.

A comprehensive back if the book section has 54 pages of accommodation listings 16 pages of travel agents listings important numbers for transport planning and contact information of tourist offices across Kerala.

Introduction

The late Abu Abraham once famously said the there is Kerala and there is India. He wasn’t wrong the land of Keralaputras or Keram (coconut trees) straddled by the evergreen western Ghats on one side and the fathomless Arabian Sea on the other is as different from the rest of Indian as pepper to chilli.

It is this favorable geography which makes Kerala unique. The monsoon winds pinned above Kerala by the Western Ghats are forced to release much of their precious content on this thin strip of land. The rivers that originate in these rainforests are short-lived. On their way to the sea they haven’t the strength to keep the sea form backing up into their mouths. The low-lying lands that separate the ancient towns of Kottayam and Thripunithara were thus carved by the Arabian Sea giving birth to Kerala USP the Venbanad and Ashtamudi Backwaters.

The monsoon drenched Ghats bestowed a fecund land a land whose produce the whole world would seek form the time of the early Cheras when pepper grew wild around Traccnacore and North Malabar when cinnamon trees and sandalwood grew tall in its dense forests and Nuddhas teachings permeated the Air Kerala knew no caser or ear. But she knew trade. She gave the world spices and pearls and as one Egyptian chronicle ones cosmetics. And thus stated her affair with the West. An affair in which exchange of ideas matched that of commodities stride for stride.

Trade to the rich port of Muziris brought with it first Egyptians then Romans later Arabs newly converted to Islam and the Chinese who introduced the art to fermenting batter plantation farming and some rather complicated fishing nets, these are still in use in Kerala as kung fu is in china a martial art inspired by Kerala’s Kalaripayatru.

A more lasting impression than the techniques were the ideas. It India is proud of its secular heritage today Kerala can be credited with a huge contribution to our diversity of faith. People of all religious persuasions docked of all palm fringed port of Muziris the Jews the Muslims and the Christian who first enters Indian at Kerala. Some of them stayed on life St. Thomas the Apposite who landed it Kodungallor. With each arrival a new layer was added to Kerala’s polity.

In the 14th century nature the greatest writer of history intervened. A severe storm reshaped kodungalloor by6 sitting up the mouth of the periyar and forcing the great river to turn south. The once fabled port ceased to be of consequence Instead the newly created harbor of Kochi grew into one of the most important ports of the east.

Soon Macro polo would stop by and exclaim everything is different from what it is with us and excels both in size and beauty New waves of trading interests and influences began to blow through Kerala. When Vasco da Gama Landed at Kappad in 1498 the Zanortin ruler of Lozhikode was unimpressed with both his ships settle for establishing themselves at Kochi but they soon turned their gaze north once again. War followed and by the mid 16th century the Zomrin was forces to grant the Portuguese the right to trade.

Contents

Kerala : An Introduction by Charu Soni 16
101 Things to do in Kerala 20
Malabar
30
Malabar : State of the Mind
by Anita Nair
32
Kozahikode
Harbour of honesty by NP Hafiz Mohammad
Psiharikavu| Thikkodi | Payyoli | Lokanarkavu |
Peruvannamuzhi Dam | Kakkayam Dam |Rusharagiri Waterfalls
35
Kannur
Credit of the theyyam by Maya Jaypal
57
Thalassery
The Circus Town by Maya Jaypal
Thodikaliam
68
Bekal
Anchored in Stine by Lionel Messaias and Shella Kumar
Madhur | Annathpura | Manjeswaram | Ranipuram
77
Ponnani
Last Stop ont eh Nila by Deepa A
91
Perinthalmanna
An antique Land By Deepa A
99
Kochi Region
108
Kochi
Kochi : The Winds of Time
by Chintha Ravidran
110
Kochi
History at Every Step by Ambika Menon and Anil Nair
Chottanikkara | Edappally | Thirupunithura | Veegaland
113
Spiritual Sanctuary By Suresh 138
Thattekad
Feathers Haven by Sanjeev Verma
148
Thrissur
Culture Capital by Shella Kumar
Vilangankunnu |Aaratpuzha |Urakam |Arhat
153
Guruvayur
King of Hearts by Sheela Kumar
166
Kodungalloor
Gatgeway of India by Suresh Menon
178
Chimmony
A walk in the wild by Deepa A
187
Cheruthuruthy
A poet’s Gift by Sheila Kumar
191
Athirappilly
Free Failing by Deepa A
Potta Divine Retreat Centre
194
Western Ghats
198
The Ghats : Tethering the monsoon
By VK Madhavan Kutty
200
Vythri
Rainforest Hideway by sugata Srinivasaraju
203
Sultha Bathery
A Farewell to Arms by Loinel Messia
214
Thirunelly
Heal Station by Anurag mallick
220
Trissilery
Palakkad
Fields of Gold by Sheila Kumar
Magot | Thunchan gurumadom | Thenkurussi | Kottayi |
Lakkidi | Silent Valley National Park
227
Nelliyampathy
Very Beautiful by Sheila Kumar
Kollengode
244
Parambikulam
Here be Tigers by S Vinayakumar
249
Thekkady
Lord of the Jungles by S Theodore Bhaskaran
Peermade | Gavi | Pullumedu
255
Vagamon
A walk to Remember by Rhea Saran
274
Idukki
Power and glory by Aprana Chadraskeharan
278
Heady Aroma of Tea by George N Netto
top Sation |Kollukkumallay | Marayoor | Chinnar WLS
Very Beautiful by Sheila Kumar
288
Kuttanad
304
Kuttanad ; The Rice Bowl by Susan Visvanathan 306
Alappuzha
Life in Slow Motion by Susan Visvanathan
Arthunkal | Cherthala
309
On the Alleppey Backwaters by Avatar Singh 321
Southern Alleppey
Innocence by the Rivers by Janaki Venkataraman
338
Kottayam
Life is Beautiful by Divya Anand
Mannanam | Ettumanur | Panchikkad | Changanassery
349
Kumarakom
Queen of Vembanad by KG Kumar
360
Kanjirappally
To the Mana Born by Shwetha George
368
Pala
Sacred Heart of Kottayam
372
Pala
Sacred Heart of Kottayam
372
Travancore
376
Red Flags and pouring Rain by M Suchita 378
Thiruvananthapuram
God’s City by Latha Ananthraman
Neyyantinkara | Aruvikara | Kanyakumari
381
Kovalam
Making Waves by Khyrunnisa A
Poovar
400
Varkala
On the Rocks by Divya Anand
Anjengo Fort
412
Ponmudi
A walk in the Clouds by khyrunnisa A
420
Pathananmthita
Garden of the Gods by Prabha Nair
429
Kollam
By the Eight Cornered lake by Prabha Nair
439
Alumkadavu
Kerala’s Sleepeist paradise by Baradwaj Rangan
Malanada Duryodhana |St Mary’s orthodox Church
446
Thenmala
The Good Earth by Baradwaj rangan
Hanging Bridge | Acharnkovil | Kattarakara
453
Ponmudi
A walk in the Clouds by khyrunnisa A
420
Union Territory of Lakshadweep
460
Dweep Breathing by Charu Soni 462
Bangaram Island in the Sun 465
Agati Walk the Sea 470
Kadmat Eve’s own Isle 474
Kavaratti The Blue Lagoon 484
Minicoy Southern Comfort 488
The Information 494
Experience
496
Sabarimala : This Country’s own god
by VK Madhavan kuuty
498
A Kerala Calendar buy Anita Nair 508
Ayurveda by KK Gopalkrishnan 514
Kerala Cuisine by Anita Nair 530
Shopping in Kerala by Latha Ananthraraman 558
Grand Old homes of Kerala by TS Nafarajan 564
Magic of Yesudas by Ravi Menon 572
Dance Drama action by KK Gopalkrishnan 580
Specials
582
Always Cone One day Before the Hartal
by Paul Zacharia
584
The Kutty Poorams By Anita Nair 588
St Thomas in Kerala by Jeet Thayil 590
The Karkuzahli by Dr. Scaria Zacharia 594
Mappila Nerchas : At the feet of the Holy Saint
by Shahjahan Madmapat
596
Requiem for a Riverby MT Vasudevan Nair 598
Toddy Shaap by Ajith Pillai 602
Men In Black by Latha Anantharaman 605
The Kerala Advantage by Ravi Menon 606
Football Friends by Ajit Balakrishnan 608
Always Time for a laugh by V. Gangadhar 610
Whiter Than white in God’s own Country
by Pankaj Mishra
614
A Kerala Primer buy Sheila Kumar 617
Information
Accommodation listings 618
Travel Help lines 672
Travel Agents 680
Tourist Offices 696
Route/Tourist Guides
Kerala State 14
Kozhikode District 34
Kozhikode City 36
Kannur District 56
Kasargod District 76
Malappuram District 90
Ernakulam District 112
Kochi Ernakulam 114
Thrissur District 152
Wayanad District 202
Palakkad District 226
Idukki District 254
Alappuzha District 308
The Backwaters 320
Kottayam District 348
Thiruvan District 380
Thriuvan City 382
Pathanam District 428
Kollam District 438
Lakshadweep Archipelago 464
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