Backwaters

Column | What the National Geographic Society had to say about Travancore in 1925

December 04, 2023

Column | What the National Geographic Society had to say about Travancore in 1925

We live in a less than ideal world, but it is clear from old travel accounts that places like Kerala have made immense social progress.

August 10, 2023
Pulsating uproars of mighty oarsmen reverberate Kumarakom

The five boat clubs in the fray this time are Chambakkulam Chundan, to be rowed by the Kumarakom Town Boat Club, Cheruthana Chundan by the Vembanad Boat Club, Niranom Chundan by Kaippuzhamuttu NCDC Boat Club, Payippad Chundan by Kumarakom Boat Club and Anaari Chundan by Samudra Boat Club.
May 09, 2023
Tourist safety goes for a toss on Kerala's famed backwaters

Last Sunday 22 lives were lost as a poorly retrofitted houseboat sank at an estuary in Tanur in Malappuram district.
Tanur Boat Tragedy

May 08, 2023
What do the Rules say about life jackets, lifebuoys in Kerala boats

It is claimed that the ill-fated recreational vessel at Tanur that resulted in 22 deaths did not have adequate number of life-saving equipment.
September 12, 2022
Munnar and monsoon: A great combo for nature lovers and travellers

If you are driving a car, just switch off the AC and roll down the windows for a whiff of fresh air.
August 18, 2022
Column | Mainstreaming blue-green infrastructure

The focus of conventional piped systems on managing stormwater quantity rather than its remediation and re-use has exacerbated environmental degradation in urban areas.
February 13, 2022
How a Tovino film put Akalapuzha backwaters on the tourism map of Kerala

Purakkad Akalapuzha is becoming an important ecotourist destination in Kozhikode.

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