Looking back at Christmas.... Looking forward to Life..

The Indian Express, Delhi, 25Th December 2011

There is no Christmas star outside Cletus Fernandez' sea facing house. There hasn't been one since 2004, when a day after Christmas, a Tsunami rolled over Azheekal village in Kerala's Kollam district.


Read E paper @ : http://epaper.indianexpress.com/20234/Indian-Express/25-December-2011#page/14/2

Divided by a Dam

Indian Express 4th December 2011

Vallakkadavu village - down the nose of Mullaperiyar Dam.

Balu, a Tamilian from Vallakadavu, Kerala express his worries regarding the routes of the oncoming water if something unfortunate happens.

One of the many worried families in Vallakadavu Village, whose members are staying close to each other these days.

Lakshmiyamma in front of her damaged home from Vallakadavu.

A village from Theni district, Tamil Nadu which would have been a desert if not for the Mullaperiyar water.

" Our lives and cultivation are completely linked to the water from Mullaperiyar. If the water level is reduced our supply will be affected " says Sreedharan a paddy farmer from Cumbum, Tamil Nadu.

Day in progress from paddy fields in Cumbum, Tamil Nadu.

Karthika Deepam, 2011

Tripunithura poornathrayeesa temple vrischika festival 2011

In Migrants Own Country

Indian Express,  24-July-2011  National Edition

Read article @ : http://epaper.indianexpress.com/8530/Indian-Express/24-July-2011#p=page:n=14:z=1

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While Keralites continue to migrate to the Middle East, semi-skilled and unskilled laboureres from the north and east of India flock to the high-wage state to fill the vaccum.


Report by Shaju Philip, Photographs by Nirmal Harindran

As kids find it

Dedicated to most of us who forgot to play when we were kids and ended up digging this world to find balance between our tensions and boredom. 

Revisiting Valiyangadi

One God...Different beliefs..

The historical temple mosque of Valiyangadi in Malappuram district, Kerala. The temple was converted into mosque and the different stories behind this follows....

My first visit was in 2009. And within 2 years time when i made my second visit, I find things are changing dramatically. Unhappy to see the old structures getting renovated in new styles.