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Why I Grow My Own Veggies? It Isn’t a Hobby; It’s A Way of Life
Feature image courtesy: Sooraj Purushothaman Have you ever nurtured a plant from scratch? Have you planted a tiny seed and watched it grow into a beautiful flower, fruit or vegetable? Have you...
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Meet the Couple Making Chicago Fall in Love With Onam Sadhya, Appam & the...
In early 2005, California’s Margaret Pak travelled to India for the first time. But, it wasn’t for a simple planned trip. Margaret made her way to Kerala to marry the love of her life, Vinod Kalathil,...
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Meet the Kerala Doctor Who Helped Detect Nipah Outbreak Early, This Time & In...
On 10 September 2023, four people were admitted to Aster MIMS Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala. This included three children and one adult, all of whom were related to each other. They all presented with...
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‘I Failed But Didn’t Stop’: Kerala Teacher Helps Aspirants with Disabilities...
In 2020, when Sherin Sahana began preparing for the UPSC CSE, she found that the health issues due to her disability posed a major challenge. A few years prior, the 27-year-old had suffered a fall...
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Kerala Man Uses Innovative Idea to Remove 650 Kg Plastic Waste in 4 Months
Kerala’s Binu Punchakkari is single-handedly fighting to save Vellayani Lake from plastic waste. The lake is the primary source of drinking water for at least five panchayats, yet no one showed...
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Engineer Turns His Home into a Hub of Over 500 Rare Medicinal Plants
A systems architect by profession, Kerala’s Ezekiel picked up collecting herbs as a hobby nearly 15 years ago. He calls himself a “collector of herbs”. His 4-acre farm in Chottanikkara has both...
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‘I Was Offered Rs 5 Lakh for a Tree’: Ex-Marine Engineer Grows 200 Bonsai...
Lenus Xavier (59), a retired marine engineer from Kochi, has been nurturing his passion for gardening since childhood. When Lenus was 15, he discovered bonsais and was immediately fascinated. Later,...
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‘Family Was Against It but We’re Happy’: MSc Grad Quits MNC Job To Sell 50...
When Serena, an MSc graduate, opened a tea shop, her family opposed the decision. She used to work at a multinational company but later decided to run a tea shop in Kochi. “My husband was an...
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With ‘Dancing Walls’, Kerala Eco-Friendly Home Remains Naturally Cool Even in...
Located in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, the Pirouette House has dancing walls. Made out of mud, bricks, and waste, the Pirouette House, spread over 196 square metres, is a masterpiece in...
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After Lay-Off & Losses, NRI Found New Blend for Success in Mushroom Coffee...
While working as a chef in the United Arab Emirates, launching a startup was never on Lalu Thomas’ mind. But creating a value-added food product was. By the time he completed 15 years in the UAE, the...
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Beyond Kovalam & Alappuzha: 8 Lesser-Known Kerala Beaches for a Perfect...
More often than not, tourists are so bent on ticking off a visit to a “famous” beach that they forget that a beach is often a small part of a long shoreline — the lesser-known beaches along which...
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Mother-Daughter Share How To Start a Business With Virgin Coconut Oil
Have you heard of ventha velichenna or virgin coconut oil that is rubbed on infants? Did you know, unlike regular coconut oil, this involves a long process to make even a small amount of it? A Kerala...
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Behind The Scenes: How This 102-YO Farm Became Kerala’s 1st Carbon Neutral Farm
On December 10, Kerala’s State Seed Farm in Aluva will be declared carbon neutral by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. As per officials, this is the first seed farm in the country to achieve a carbon...
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Engineer Spent 14 Years Growing 500 Rare Medicinal Plants Around His Kerala...
For Chottanikkara-native Ezekiel Paulose, his favourite thing to do is the collection and protection of rare medicinal plants. But farming is not just a hobby for him. He hails from a farming family...
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Kerala Mechanic Launches ‘Buzzing’ Business, Harvests 1500 Kg of Organic Honey
Three decades ago, while Bensislas was working as an electronic mechanic, he would have never imagined that some day, he would take up beekeeping and find success in it. Though he was skilled at...
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8 Best Destinations in Kerala for a Magical Monsoon Experience
With serene backwaters, lush hill ranges, spectacular waterfalls, and beaches, Kerala is blessed with the best bounty of nature. Famed as ‘God’s own country’, the southern Indian state is undoubtedly...
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Ex Marine Engineer Creates Bonsai Paradise At Home With Over 700 Mini Trees
Since he can remember, Lenus Xavier, a retired marine engineer, has dedicated much of his free time to caring for plants. He credits his Kochi house and its lush garden for this. “Gardening was not a...
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Kerala Man Turns Plantation into Organic Farm, Reaps 11000 Kg of Tapioca In...
A farming enthusiast from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Vinod Venugopal was not ready to compromise his love for agriculture by owning just a rubber plantation. Despite receiving a good yield and...
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Kerala Woman Turns Jackfruit & Tapioca Into Organic Mixes, Sells Across India...
It came as a shock for the family, says Francy Joshimon, when her father was diagnosed with cancer in 2018. “He was a very active person and always particular about eating healthy food. We couldn’t...
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Kerala’s 1st Tribal Heritage Village Stay Left Anand Mahindra in Awe of its...
A recent tweet by Anand Mahindra, entrepreneur and chairman of Mahindra Group, will transport you to the lush green tea plantations of Vythiri in Wayanad, Kerala. The visuals are stunning — clear...
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