The Gandhi Mandapam

2011-12-29 - Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - 025 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

The southern most point in India is Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, also known as Cape Comorin. India’s tip also marks the rocky point where three bodies of water meet: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the India Ocean (below). … Continue reading

Kanyakumari

The southern most point of India, Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu. © 2012 . All rights reserved.

The southern most point in India is Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, also known as Cape Comorin. India’s tip also marks the point where three bodies of water meet: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the India Ocean. One can … Continue reading

Tamil Nadu

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Quite often, many of my non-keralite indian friends would comment on how green Kerala is. So when I knew I was going to visit a state outside of Kerala I was expecting an area that was more temperate. Although it … Continue reading

Thejas

2011-12-28 - Visiting The Kurisunkal House In Ernakulam - 015 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

One of my extended family members, Thejas, rides with his dad back home after a day at day care. Thejas, who was born in Florida, recently moved to India with his father after the passing of his mother who suffered … Continue reading

Upped Its Standards

2011-12-28 - Visiting The Kurisunkal House In Ernakulam - 013 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

When I think of Kerala cities I think of busy, crowded, polluted streets and dusty, poster covered buildings that are no more than ten stories. In recent years the city has upped its standards. There are more shimmmering high rise … Continue reading

Boat Drop-off Point

2011-12-28 - Visiting The Kurisunkal House In Ernakulam - 008 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

On the morning of our journey from Kotayam district to the southern metropolis known as Thiruvananthapuram, I took a panorama of the boat drop-off point. It is here where we transition from boat to automobile after a fifteen minute boat … Continue reading