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How I Recycled my Old House to Build Flood-Proof Eco-Friendly Home That Stays...
Eloor, a suburb on the banks of the Periyar river in Kerala, has been facing the threat of flooding for a very long time. Though there were several incidents of flooding in the past, the one that hit...
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Elderly Couple Quit Farming to Carve Toys & Plates from 200 kg of Coconut Shells
Kerala is known for its lush green cover of coconut trees, and it is said that each and every part of the fruit is used for some purpose or the other. Kottayi natives K Kunchankutty and C Lakshmi use...
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How I Grow All Exotic Veggies From Bok Choy to Kale on My Terrace, Without...
While growing up in Kolkata, Roopa Jos would visit her hometown in Kerala with her parents only during vacations. During those visits, she recalls that her father, who was a farming enthusiast, would...
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Couple Revive Vintage House from 1950s Into Off-The-Grid Homestay With...
Tucked in the natural beauty of Wayanad, Kerala, surrounded by lush greenery, pristine valleys and tea plantations is the Annapara homestay, where one could experience wilderness at its best. Nestled...
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Kerala Duo Create India’s First Amphibious Building That Floats on Flood Waters
In the devastating floods of 2018 in Kerala, over 400 people lost their lives, and thousands of houses were severely damaged across the state. The calamity led to several hot discussions on bringing in...
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Teacher Starts Organic Farming Post Retirement, Earns Lakhs Growing Coconut,...
“Retirement is not the end of life. In fact, it is a chance to open doors to the things we love,” says Kozhikode native K T Francis, who retired as a physical education teacher in 2015 to start his...
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Kerala Man’s ‘Intelligent’ Gardening Stands Water & Fertilise Your Plants for...
A passion for farming and the wish to pursue something he loved inspired Pathanamthitta resident P A Sanjay Kumar to leave his high-paying job and take up agri-entrepreneurship. In 2014, he started his...
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Made by Recycling 100-YO Wood, My Breezy Eco-Friendly Home Produces Biogas
Manoj Mathew, who runs an offset printing press and publishing unit in Kottayam district of Kerala, spent over a decade moving from one rented house to another. But last year, he was finally able to...
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Bedridden for 7 Years, Woman Grows Organic Arrowroot to Build Successful...
Ten years ago, Jumaila Banu never thought she would be able to lead a normal life and support her family. The then-29-year-old was paralysed after an accident, which resulted in spending seven long...
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Built in 3 Months, This Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Home is Fire & Earthquake...
Building a home requires a lot of time and effort. For Mobish Thomas, a government employee and social worker from Wayanad, things were no different. He recalls that finding enough time amid busy...
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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