I was a little girl of three when i was carried away to a distant land,where sun is as abundant as rain.The land of coconuts,the famous ayurveda hub,Kerala-- God's own country!!Kerala gave me more than i could take,far more than i could expect and much more than i had wanted.
This tropical elongated coastal plain on the Malabar coast is as famous for its placid backwaters as for its turbulent beaches.It is so difficult to capture its nostalgia on this page.A melting pot of tribes,communities,religions and languages,this place has moulded me way beyond comprehension.As we stands gazing its ostensible greenery and the awesome fauna one suddenly finds oneself away from materialistic pursuits.The coconut trees and the temple mahouts are an integral part of Kerala.Onam,Christmas are celebrated with fervour and so are Pongal and Vishu.The mouth watering idlis and vadas,the stuffed dosas and tingling pickles are a travellers delight.
Kerala...the land of miracles,---a country divine------
This tropical elongated coastal plain on the Malabar coast is as famous for its placid backwaters as for its turbulent beaches.It is so difficult to capture its nostalgia on this page.A melting pot of tribes,communities,religions and languages,this place has moulded me way beyond comprehension.As we stands gazing its ostensible greenery and the awesome fauna one suddenly finds oneself away from materialistic pursuits.The coconut trees and the temple mahouts are an integral part of Kerala.Onam,Christmas are celebrated with fervour and so are Pongal and Vishu.The mouth watering idlis and vadas,the stuffed dosas and tingling pickles are a travellers delight.
Though i was born in Delhi,Kerala never appeared to me as a "second home".In fact,i still love the place as my own.My friends and my school constitute the best part of my memories.The fun filled 'onam sadya' treats,the rivers in the backyard,knee deep wading through rain water.....this place is truly divine.
The laid back life of Kerala helps you know what exactly is life.Where you have time to watch the rain fall,where you can count endless sunsets,where you can feel the cool sea breeze,where you can see temples and oil lamps,where you can smell the fresh jasmine flowers,where coffee tastes like heaven and where life seems like life.Where u have no hurry of being ahead and no worry of falling behind.
Where you can live each moment like a lifetime.See elephants dancing from tilted rooftops,and draw water from well,splash in nearby pools or build sand castles.Where u can see endless coconut trees and temple mahouts.
I never realised how time flied by and i turned seventeen.Life was beautiful but birds have to ultimately return to their roosts and so did i.Delhi came calling.I had to return to my home and leave behind my domicile.No regrets but there was pain of leaving something behind....which will always live within me and will be called mine....
I never realised how time flied by and i turned seventeen.Life was beautiful but birds have to ultimately return to their roosts and so did i.Delhi came calling.I had to return to my home and leave behind my domicile.No regrets but there was pain of leaving something behind....which will always live within me and will be called mine....
Kerala...the land of miracles,---a country divine------
