story   |  ARTISTS & INSPIRATIONS

In a befitting tribute to one of India’s greatest painters, Raja Ravi Varma, a Chennai-based photographer G. Venket Ram has recreated 12 of Varma’s iconic paintings into photographs, in line with the theme of celebrating the spirit of Indian Womanhood.

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One of the Charles Baudelaire's poems, which was proscribed by the French authorities on grounds of immorality, is a beautiful poem called A une Malabaraise (To a Girl from Malabar). Who was that girl and where did he meet her?

story   |  KERALA TRAILS

Fisherfolk in Kerala come from three different religious groups, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Each of the groups has its own social organisation and mostly occupies separate places in a typical fishing village, although they do share some commonalties.

story   |  ARTISTS & INSPIRATIONS

These works are devoid of human figures and instead represent my inner landscape, with other visual symbols. They are mythical landscapes, derived from my imagining of the dichotomy between heaven and hell. They depict the confusion of my mind.

AYURVEDA   |  AYURVEDA - SCIENCE OF LIFE

Part: 2/2 Ayurvedic treatments is an ancient practice that is considered as the best natural form of healing. Ayurvedic treatments as we all know is a natural process to cure, heal and improve the mental, physical and emotional condition of human beings.

AYURVEDA   |  AYURVEDA - SCIENCE OF LIFE

Part: 1/2 Ayurvedic treatments is an ancient practice that is considered as the best natural form of healing. Ayurvedic treatments as we all know is a natural process to cure, heal and improve the mental, physical and emotional condition of human beings.

AYURVEDA   |  AYURVEDA - SCIENCE OF LIFE

Ayurvedic medicines come in gel, powder and liquid forms and have diverse therapeutic applications, ranging from aiding post partum care to curing nervous disorders and ailments of the digestive tract. Medicines must be consumed under the guidance.

story   |  STYLE & FASHION

Two Slovak chefs scout for recipes from Kerala to recreate at Moshi Moshi, their restaurant in Bratislava. Jan Angus and Zuzana Zwiebel from Slovakia were friends as school children, but life took them down different paths.

story   |  MATTANCHERRY & FORT COCHIN TALES

Peemakumari has been living alone for years in an old building in Mattancherry. A rickety building that has doors which are closed with old sacks. I saw her once sitting with a number of cats. The cats ran away seeing me, a few stood at a distance with caution.

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From the interconnected backwaters, the forests of Wayanad, the beaches of Alleppey, the temples of Thrissur, and the streets of Kochi, Kerala is right the place with the right traditions to embody what we’ve come to know as Human by Nature.

AYURVEDA   |  KAYAL ISLAND RETREAT

Tucked away on the secluded shores of Kakkathuruthu, the Island of Crows, Kayal mirrors the undiscovered, unspoiled natural beauty of Kerala. The only way to get here is by traditional rowboats. And when you're here, all you've got to do is give in to the moment.

story   |  KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE

Edmund Thomas Clint was an Indian child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his life of less than seven years and participated in 13 contests. At the 13th contest, he won against 8,000 child artists. Kochi Muziris Biennale 2014, was dedicated to him.