Public Holiday-26th Jan ( Republic Day)

Dear Visitors,

This time Republic day made a long weekend that was nice for all working people who especially reside in Metro's. People have no-time for self to rejenuvate.Thus any holiday's that makes a longweek end feels like a treasure Found.

The first thing i did on this "60th Republic Day" was sat infornt of TV putting DD-National Channel "ON" which showed up live telecast of Parade happening in India Gate with 18 different tableau.

All the 18 tableaux presented different aspects of India. For instance, Jammu and Kashmir tableau had been made with a focus on tourism, portraying Ladakh monastery, a group of mask dancers, a plush houseboat and dancers performing the Kud dance of Jammu's mountain ranges. While Bihar tableau was based around the folk culture of Mithila, the one from Tripura provided us a glimpse of the bamboo handicrafts made there. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), participating in the parade for the first time, had various aspects of disaster management and ways of handling them, in its tableau.

I really enjoyed the time it was reminding of my school days and was trying to identify myself in the dancing groups and sometimes in March Pass.. saying Left Right Left.:-)

Republic Day of India, which is celebrated on 26th January every year and is marked as the day on which the 'Constitution of India' was adopted

in 1950 on 26th Jan, on this very day, the country made its transition from a 'British Dominion' to a 'Republic'. I feel very Proud we see that India has come a long way from being a 'newly independent nation' to 'one of the fastest-growing economies of the world'. In the past sixty years, the country has grown by leaps and bounds, be it in technology, transport and communication or industrial advancement.

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Places not to miss if you are in Kerala

"picture of Backwaters"...Photographed by my hubby:)

Famous Places to Visit in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram
This is the political gateway to Kerala and capital of “God’s Own Country”. Trivandrum is particularly known for Padmanabha Swamy Temple, located in its heart displaying an impeccable blend of Kerala and the Dravidian styles of art

Kochi

Attractive Mermaid of Malabar. The fascinating and breathtaking Queen of Arabian Sea. You will find a cool style of huge Chinese fishing nets with their huge haul and collection of fresh sea food.

Alappuzha

Spend your holiday in Houseboats which will take you in a drive for 3 hours for side seeing in backwater’s. You will amazed to see land attracts hundreds of migratory birds. This is the place were one could see gigantic snake boat races happening every year during “ONAM”.

Munnar

Just roll upon a lush green hills covered with tea plantations, This falls in the western Ghats is not only an idyllic hill station getaway but an adventure tourism destination too, where you can go rock climbing, rappelling and camping.

Thekkady tiger trail

Man belongs to Nature so see real nature by visiting Tiger trail Thekkady

A real adventure trek into the dense forests of Periyar with expert guides. Cook in the jungle. Sleep in tents. Wake up to the sounds of the wilderness. With your cool eye spot Tiger.Find out if you can face the king while on the Indian elephant

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History of Kerala

History of Kerala or "land of spices" or "God;s own country":

I learnt and read Christopher Columbus found out America accidentally when he sailed in the year 1491 to find out a sea-route to Kerala, the land of spices( God’s Own Country). In Kerala varieties of spices grow abundantly. The Western world bought the spices from Kerala, that gave flavor to the foods of the west and is also famous for “Black Gold” i.e black pepper.

Kerala is one of the 28 States comprising the Indian Union, which is the largest Democratic Republic in the world. This is the southernmost state which is on the shores of the Arabian Sea. It has an area of 15,005 sq. miles or 38,863 sq. kms. with 30 million people, and it is divided into 14 districts.

The language of Kerala is Malayalam, which had originated from Sanskrit and Tamil.
There is no unanimous opinion among the scholars as regards the origin of the name "Kerala". The earliest name known of the tract was Chera associating with the kingdom of the Chera king who was known as "Keralaputra" at the time of the edicts of Asoka (257 B.C.). Malayalam, another name of the state, which is also the name of the language, is probably derived from mala (hill) and alam (dale) corresponding to the undulating physical feature of Kerala, the land of hills and valleys.

Kerala has three Malayalam speaking states (Cochin; Travancore and Malabar)

"Malabar" is a partially Arabicized form of the same word. The northern area of Kerala is still known as Malabar. The word Malabar corresponds to the vernacular "Malayalam". Keram in vernacular means coconut tree. Coconut trees grow here in abundance. So some scholars think that the word Kerala is derived from keram, meaning land of coconut trees. It was only in November of 1956 that the three Malayalam speaking states of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar were integrated into one political unit and given the name Kerala as one of the states of the Republic of India. The name more often used by the European writers was "Malabar."

Extensive trade relations existed between Malabar and the Mediterranean countries even before the Christian Era. The numerous golden coins of the Roman Empire which have been found all over the south, as well as many recent discoveries, offer abundant proof that Roman trade centers existed along the southern coasts of India. While King Solomon was ruling over the Israelites (B.C. 970-930), his warships brought back to his country valuable merchandise supposed to be from Muziris (Cranganore), a defunct international port of Malabar. While discussing the dealings of the Phoenicians with Muziris, the Roman historian Pliny (77 B.C.) complained that every year they were sending large sum of money to India for silk, pearls, gems and spices. He also remarked that the Malabar ships were visiting the Persian Gulf, Aden, the Red Sea and Egypt. Pliny (A.D. 23-79), Ptolemy (A.D. 100-160) and the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea give much detailed information about the trading centers of Malabar. Diplomatic relations between Malabar and Roman Empire existed even before the Christian era.

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I want to share my Kerala trip experience with you...

My first visit to "GOD's OWN COUNTRY" Kerala.It was one of the best trip's in my life after Shivalik's (Mighty Himalay's).

I started Kerala trip with my husband on 22nd Dec 2009 from Delhi-India and took a special train till Ernakulam town.

It was little hot in Erankulam however a pleasant climate as campared to North India.We both were gald to see our uncle waiting for us at Eranakulam Station on 24rth Dec. Our staying arrangements were made at Uncle's place in "Eddapelly" in Eranakulam.

I was very excited and amazed to see clean back water's and area covered with Coconut trees.

In the next page let me intoduce you to the history of Kerala which I learnt from Uncle;Aunty and google.