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K. Madhavan Nair: Beyond Malabar Kalapam.

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K. Madhavan Nair: Beyond Malabar Kalapam – A Forgotten Architect of Modern Kerala Most people know K. Madhavan Nair as the author of Malabar Kalapam , the only eyewitness account of the 1921 Malabar (Moplah) Rebellion. But that was only one chapter of an extraordinary life. Long before he wrote this historic work, K. Madhavan Nair was one of Kerala's pioneering political leaders, a social reformer, freedom fighter, lawyer, journalist, and institution builder. His contributions shaped Kerala's political and social landscape, yet his name remains largely absent from mainstream history. He passed away in 1933 at the age of just 51, after dedicating nearly two decades to the upliftment of the marginalized, the Indian freedom movement, and the cause of social justice. As his granddaughter, I was struck by how little information was available about his life and contributions. Wanting to understand his legacy better, I spent five years researching every archival source I could acces...
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เด•െ. เดฎാเดงเดตเตป เดจാเดฏเตผ: เดฎเดฒเดฌാเตผ เด•เดฒാเดชം เดŽเดจ്เดจ เด•ൃเดคിเด•്เด•เดช്เดชുเดฑം

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  เด•െ. เดฎാเดงเดตเตป เดจാเดฏเตผ: เดฎเดฒเดฌാเตผ เด•เดฒാเดชเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เดฐเดšเดฏിเดคാเดตിเดจเดช്เดชുเดฑം เด’เดฐു เดฎเดฑเด•്เด•เดช്เดชെเดŸ്เดŸ เดจേเดคാเดตിเดจ്เดฑെ เดœീเดตിเดคเดตും เดธംเดญാเดตเดจเด•เดณും เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนം เด’เดฐു เด—്เดฐเดจ്เดฅเด•ാเดฐเดจെเดจ്เดจ เดจിเดฒเดฏിเดฒാเดฃ് เดชൊเดคുเดตെ เด…เดฑിเดฏเดช്เดชെเดŸുเดจ്เดจเดค്. เดŽเดจ്เดจാเตฝ เด•േเดฐเดณเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เด†เดฆ്เดฏเด•ാเดฒ เดฐാเดท്เดŸ്เดฐീเดฏ เดจേเดคാเด•്เด•เดณിเดฒും เดธാเดฎൂเดนിเด• เดชเดฐിเดท്เด•เตผเดค്เดคാเด•്เด•เดณിเดฒുเดฎൊเดฐാเดณാเดฏിเดฐുเดจ്เดจു เดŽเดจ്เดจ เดธเดค്เดฏം เด‡เดจ്เดจും เดชเดฒเตผเด•്เด•ും เด…เดฑിเดฏിเดฒ്เดฒ. เด•േเดฐเดณเดค്เดคിเดฒെ เดชാเดตเดช്เดชെเดŸ്เดŸเดตเดฐുเดŸെ เด‰เดจ്เดจเดฎเดจเดค്เดคിเดจും เด‡เดจ്เดค്เดฏเดฏുเดŸെ เดธ്เดตാเดคเดจ്เดค്เดฐ്เดฏเดธเดฎเดฐเดค്เดคിเดจുเดฎാเดฏി 18 เดตเตผเดทเดค്เดคിเดฒേเดฑെเด•്เด•ാเดฒം เด…เด•്เดทീเดฃം เดช്เดฐเดตเตผเดค്เดคിเดš്เดš เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนം, เดตെเดฑും 51-เด†ം เดตเดฏเดธ്เดธിเตฝ 1933-เตฝ เด…เดจ്เดคเดฐിเดš്เดšു. เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เด•ൊเดš്เดšുเดฎเด•เดณാเดฏ เดŽเดจ്เดจെ, เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เดœീเดตിเดคเดค്เดคെเดฏും เดธംเดญാเดตเดจเด•เดณെเดฏും เด•ുเดฑിเดš്เดšുเดณ്เดณ เดตിเดตเดฐเด™്เด™เตพ เดตเดณเดฐെ เดชเดฐിเดฎിเดคเดฎാเดฃെเดจ്เดจเดค് เด…เดค്เดญുเดคเดช്เดชെเดŸുเดค്เดคി. เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนเดค്เดคെ เด•ൂเดŸുเดคเตฝ เด…เดฑിเดฏാเดจും เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เดฏเดฅാเตผเดค്เดฅ เดชാเดฐเดฎ്เดชเดฐ്เดฏം เดฎเดจเดธ്เดธിเดฒാเด•്เด•ാเดจും เดžാเตป เด…เดž്เดš് เดตเตผเดทเดค്เดคോเดณം เดฒเดญ്เดฏเดฎാเดฏ เดŽเดฒ്เดฒാ เดฐേเด–เด•เดณും เด…เดจ്เดตേเดทിเดš്เดš് เดชเด เดจം เดจเดŸเดค്เดคി. เดธเดฌเตผเดฎเดคി เด†เตผเด•്เด•ൈเดต്เดธ്, เดถോเดง്เด—ംเด—, เดฎാเดคൃเดญൂเดฎി เดช്เดฐเดธിเดฆ്เดงീเด•เดฐเดฃเด™്เด™เตพ, เด…เดฆ്เดฆേเดนเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เดœീเดตเดšเดฐിเดค്เดฐം, เดฎเดฑ്เดฑ് เดšเดฐിเดค്เดฐเดฐേเด–เด•เตพ เดŽเดจ്เดจിเดตเดฏെ เด…เดŸിเดธ്เดฅാเดจเดฎാเด•്เด•ിเดฏാเดฏിเดฐുเดจ്เดจു เดˆ เด—เดตേเดทเดฃം. เด† เดชเด เดจเดค്เดคിเดฒൂเดŸെ เด•േเดฐเดณเดค്เดคിเดจ്เดฑെ เดธാเดฎൂเดนിเด• เดจเดตോเดค്เดฅാเดจเดค്เดคിเดจും เดธ്เดตാเดคเดจ്เดค്เดฐ്เดฏเดธเดฎเดฐเดค്เดคിเดจും เดตിเดฒเดช്เดชെเดŸ്เดŸ เดธംเดญാเดตเดจเด•เตพ เดจเตฝเด•ിเดฏെเด™്เด•ിเดฒും เด…เตผเดนിเด•...
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Untold history of Kunnathambalam or Kunnath temple in Manjeri.

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Untold history of Kunnathambalam or Kunnath temple in Manjeri. Perched on a hilltop in the city of Manjeri, located in Malappuram district, Kerala lies the charming ancient temple called Mu-thru-kunnathu bhagavathy temple fondly known as Kunathambalam or Kunnath Temple. This temple belonged to the Manjeri Kovilakam, royal residence of a branch of the Zamorin (Samoothiri) dynasty, who ruled the Malabar region for centuries. The prominence of the Zamorins is noted in historical records, including the writings of the famed 13th-century traveler Ibn Battuta . Manjeri, located in Kerala’s Malappuram district, is a town rich in history, its legacy stretching across countless generations. Ancient rock-cut caves, discovered throughout the region, reveal signs of human life dating back to the Stone Age, offering a timeless connection to our earliest ancestors. The historic Manjeri Kovilakam, once a royal seat of the Zamorins of Calicut, stands as a reminder of the town’s deep ties to Malabar’s...
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Sacred Groves. Do you know what they are?

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Poyil Kavu Durg Bhagavathy temple In the district of Kozhikode in Kerala India, there is a temple named Poyil Kavu in Chemmenchery, close to Koyilandi.  Once I stepped into the gate of that temple, I was shocked. There lied before me a dense forest in the middle of a sprawling town. The trees towered above, their branches twisting and gnarled like grasping fingers. A thick carpet of leaves muffled my footsteps as I made my way deeper into the woods towards the temple. Huge roots crisscrossed the sandy ground. I was astounded by the enormous canopy that cast a light in shadows. All but a few rays of sunlight were severely blocked from reaching the ground by the thick canopy of trees. I stood, dumbstruck and speechless. A 20-acre ancient dense forest of that size managed to withstand the relentless assault of urbanization? How and why? As usual, curiosity made me want to know more about it and what I found out was even more astounding. Similar to early 20 th century when US Presi...
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Ayurveda my personal experience.

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  Ayurveda my personal experience. When I recently went to Kottakkal Arya Vaidya sala for my yearly treatment, I received a very shocking news. One of my favorite masseuses commented "You have something buried deep within your chest, Chechi. It is larger than a mustard seed but smaller than a pepper corn". "Please check it out" she insisted and then pressed it hard to show me and I let out a painful cry! One of my favorite masseuses at Arya Vaidya sala, has a knack of finding unusual lumps or bumps deep in the body, removing them with consistent daily massages. Arya Vaidya Sala meticulously trains their massage therapists. They are trained to monitor any unexpected occurrences and have a thorough understanding of each part of your body. The majority of those who gave me massages have 12-16 years of experience. They work in excellent conditions and receive good remuneration and benefits as Arya Vaidya Sala employees. Every few years or so, they...
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