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Migratory Birds in Kasaragod: Season 2011

// May 13th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Eco Watch

Kasaragod the northernmost  district of Kerala is endowed with beautiful beaches and estuaries that host a range of winged visitors from far and wide.    Manjeswaram, Kumbala and Thalangara/Chandragiri form the major estuarine habitats  of Tulunadu that welcome the migratory birds from all over the world in large numbers. Since I am currently teaching at Govt. [...]

Pattanam: A Rupture in the Cultural History of Kerala

// May 7th, 2011 // 4 Comments » // Cultural Politics

  On reading my article on Buddhism in Kerala on this very blog, Prof P J Cherian the director of Kerala Council for Historical Research invited me to visit the excavation site at Pattanam near North Paravur in Ernakulam district in central Kerala. It is in connection with the Muziris heritage project to re-invent and [...]

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