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18-YO Makes Friends in 43 Countries, Through Old-fashioned Letters and Post
Rezbin Abba’s house in Areekode village of Kerala’s Malappuram district is a treasure trove. If you ever visit, you will find a vast collection of exotic chocolates, teas, and even leaves that she has...
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NGO Uses Bamboo Products To End Village’s Agrarian Crisis, Uplift 200 Artisans
Jewellery, lampshades, pens, flower pots, sculptures, cloth hangers, storage containers, musical instruments, decorative items, houseboats, bottles, face masks — you name it, and the highly talented...
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Skip the Touristy Spots: 3 Offbeat Places in Kerala That Promise Unique...
This article is a part of the series #TravelForGood, an initiative by Kerala Tourism and The Better India to enrich traveller experiences and open up opportunities for local communities. Life as we...
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Kerala’s Manathakkali Approved by USFDA for Liver Cancer Treatment; 3 Recipes...
Noticing the unknown plant that grew abundantly in the backyard of my ancestral house, I used to wonder what it was used for. It grew everywhere like a weed but was mostly used by me in my pretend...
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Norovirus in Kerala: How It Spreads & What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself
Health agencies across India are on alert after at least 13 confirmed cases of Norovirus have been recorded in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The disease was first reported in some students of a veterinary...
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A Simple Switch in the Farm Is Helping Kerala Farmer Earn Rs 30 Lakh/Year
There is no space on Swapna James’ 15-acre farm that has been left unattended. She has judiciously and smartly used every inch of the field to implement a farming technique called intercropping. The...
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Overcoming Grief & Abuse, Burn Victim Helps 100s Others With Free Plastic...
Everyone thought Neehaari Mandali’s life was over when she attempted suicide by setting herself on fire. Not many around her acknowledged the abuse the then 20-year-old had faced from her husband’s...
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A Field of 8000 Sunflowers Gives Farmer ‘Golden Yield’ of Rs 10 Lakh Profit
When Sujith Swami Nikarthil first sounded the idea of growing sunflowers on his two-acre farm at Kanjikkuzhi, Alappuzha district, people were sceptical. They said sunflowers don’t grow well in Kerala...
View Article1st Indian to Win Miss Trans Global Title, Sruthy Sithara was Once Ridiculed...
Sruthy Sithara has made India proud by winning the title of Ms Trans Global Universe 2021. The 25-year-old Kerala native is the first Indian to hold this title, held during an online event. “Miss Trans...
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Engineer Quits Job, Uses Robotics to Save Father’s Legacy of Leather Puppetry
When the administrators of Palakkad District Heritage Museum, also known as Mani Iyer Museum, approached Sajeesh Pulavar to make some dolls, he remembers thinking back to his idea five years ago. “In...
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Kerala Farmer Sources Seeds From India & Japan to Grow 650 Varieties of Paddy
Sathyanarayana Beleri, of Nettinege village in Kasaragod, grew up watching beautiful paddy fields that flourished in his village. He was very fond of the crop, its fields and the pathways around them...
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28-YO Turned 30,000 Kg Waste Cloth Into Usable Products & Helped 40 Women Earn
In 2012, when Sanju Soman started an NGO named SARSAS (Save A Rupee Spread a Smile) in Thiruvananthapuram, which aimed at encouraging charity and social work in youngsters, he never thought that it...
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Like Plantation Drives? This Startup Ensures ‘Taggers’ Verify The Trees you...
A group of climate-conscious individuals in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala have found a unique solution to the problem of abandoned saplings by developing an application that could provide transparency...
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Entrepreneur Grows 600 Flower Varieties at Home, Turns Hobby Into Thriving...
Kayamkulam resident Anju Karthika’s front yard and terrace are dotted with beautiful Table Roses and ever-so-elegant Adeniums, in a variety of colours. Her love for the former, also known as Portulaca,...
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Award-Winning Terrace Farmer Makes His Own Fertiliser Using Waste, Sells 1000...
Five years ago, Payyannur, Kerala, native Dananjayan A V, left his cable operator job to look after his family. With his wife employed and two kids starting school, he found a lot of free time each...
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Architects Use Mud, Straw & Jaggery to Build Eco-Friendly Home That Stays Cool
“If we can create magic by using things that people least value these days, wouldn’t that be wonderful?,” says Architect Manasi, co-founder of Bhoomija creations, in a voice filled with contentment....
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German Teacher Visits Kerala For Yoga, Helps Renovate 22 Govt Schools on Return
The Anganwadi centres operated by the state government aimed to provide adequate food and quality education for children under six years of age but often they lack toilets, have no drinking water...
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‘How I Built an Orchid Collection’: Retd DRDO Scientist With 1500+ Plants...
Gardening was an easy choice as a post-retirement hobby for Viswambharan N K, whose ancestors had been into large scale farming. Even before he retired as a scientist from the Naval Physical and...
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Mom-Daughter Entrepreneur Duo Revive Kerala’s Traditional Coconut Oil Mix
At the age of 18, when I saw my baby niece for the first time I would curiously look at how she would smile with her eyes, cry her heart out when hungry and cackle when the first drop of water fell on...
View ArticleWatch: Once Abandoned, How Kerala’s First Trans Body Builder Overcame All Odds
Praveen Nath from Palakkad, Kerala had to hide his identity as a transman for over 15 years. And even then, he was thrown out of his college and forced to leave his own house when he revealed his...
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