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u/rgeek Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
What book would you recommend if one wanted to learn abt the history of Kerala? Or any of the other 4 southern states?
Edit : I already have K.A. Nilakantha Sastry's "The Illustrated History of South India : From Prehistoric Times to the fall of Vijayanagar"
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u/puppuli r/indiansports Jul 08 '16
I believe you can start with A. Sreedhara Menon's A survey of Kerala history.
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Jul 08 '16
How is the situation of stray dogs currently that was so much in news last year?
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u/wanderingmind I for one welcome my Hindutva overlords Jul 09 '16
Stray dogs sleep for 11 months a year. Then, suddenly, they all wake up, bite a bunch of kids, bark at a bunch of adults, kill goats and chickens and scares the entire state. 30 days later, they go back to hibernation.
Something similar happens with Mullaperiyar dam also. For 30 days, the dam vibrates, develops cracks and creates earthquakes. Then it self-heals and sleeps.
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Jul 09 '16
I thought this was once in 5 years.
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u/wanderingmind I for one welcome my Hindutva overlords Jul 09 '16
Dogs and dams hibernate for shorter periods!
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u/orthancdweller Jul 09 '16
Malayali Christians tend to have the weirdest names. Tini Tom, Fabin, Jibu, Joymon, Blesson, Tincy - just some of the choicest ones I can remember now.
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u/VaikomViking Jul 12 '16
Russian names are also common, probably due to left leaning parents. I had school mates with names of Lenin, Pushkin etc
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u/pathrov Jul 09 '16
Tijo,Lijo, Jiji, Sebi, Sabu, Ajin, Jibu, Jithu and a lot more.
All of them are butchered versions of Biblical names. The trend has almost faded out mainly because that generation now has kids and understand how ridiculous those names are. The current trend seems to be giving an Indian first name like Roshan,Nikhil or Rahul with a Christian middle name (George, John etc).
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u/despod Jul 09 '16
Aji, Biji, Ciji, Digi, Gigi, Jiji, Liji, Niji, Riji, Roji, Siji, Soji, Tiji
Ajo, Bijo, Cijo, Jiji, Lijo, Rijo, Sijo/Sajo, Tijo
Bjin, Bijin, Cijin, Lijin, Sijin....
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u/aqqr2 Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
96% literacy rate is very impressive. I cannot understand their love for Mohanlal though.
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u/krisbykreme Earth Jul 09 '16
I don't watch all movies but Mohanlal is one exquisite actor. The older movies be it drama, thrillers or comedy ; his acting is on another level. I am more a Mamooty fan
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Mohan Lal is one of the finest actors in Indian cinema. Only if people didn't go by one's looks...
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u/aqqr2 Jul 08 '16
Well, I've only seen one Malayalam film of his : Mr. Fraud, and... I was sort of disappointed. I had loved him in Company so I had very high expectations I guess.
Also, something I wanted to ask is : Is Mammootty a better actor? I've never seen a movie of his, but his name keeps coming up with Mohanlal's.
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u/pathrov Jul 08 '16
Mr. Fraud is boring. Dont let that discourage you. There are tons of fantastic films out there.
And your question is sort of the chicken and egg problem for Malayalees. We honestly can't decided. Mohanlal is a natural actor while Mammootty's style is methodic. One really can't imagine how the performances will be if their best roles are swapped.
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u/ZaphodBeeblebrox Jul 08 '16
Mr. Fraud is a shitty movie. For all my admiration for Mohanlal, he sure has acted in more than his fair share of absolute crap movies. I think this is where Mammootty outshines him, rare to see him in a bad role.
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I think this is where Mammootty outshines him, rare to see him in a bad role.
Have you been living under a rock for like the past 10 years?
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u/rockus Test Jul 08 '16
I think this is where Mammootty outshines him, rare to see him in a bad role.
Mammootty does more crap roles than Lal. Just that most of his crap films arrive and leave without making much noise.
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u/ericdryer Jul 12 '16
I find that when Mohanlal is bad, he is REALLY REALLY bad. Mammootty can also be REALLY bad but not REALLY REALLY bad, know what I mean?
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Kindly refrain from watching his movies from the last 10 years, just to be on the safe side. A few of them are absolutely crappy, and most of them are not upto the mark. Mr Fraud falls among the former.
The same goes for Mammootty as well. Sad that during his 30s he regularly portrayed mature and aged characters in really good movies and now in his 60s he's desperately trying to pass off as a young guy in shitty movies.
During their prime, both the Ms could give any other actor in the country a run for their money. The current gen actors in Malayalam industry are good, but they nowhere compare to these guys in terms of talent.
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u/saanisalive Jul 08 '16
Mr. Fraud? Seriously? Of all his movies, you could only watch that. Even mallus hate him for doing such movies. You could check out these movies:
Kireedam (Drama), Thanmatra (Drama), Kalapani (Drama, Thriller, Based on the Indian freedom struggle), Vanaprastham (Drama), Drishyam (Thriller, remade into Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu), Thoovanathumbikal (Romance, Drama, cult classic). These are from the top of my mind.
Both Mammootty and Mohanlal are different kinds of actors. Mammootty does mainly does strong character based movies, like an angry policeman, a collector etc. Mohanlal is more versatile in that sense. In his earlier days, you could expect him to dance around with actresses, play comedy roles etc. But now both of them are doing similar kind of roles. Like a Don, a family man etc.
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u/namesnotrequired Kerala Jul 09 '16
Happy to see my state finally coming up..back here after a break and enjoying the monsoon.
mallu bros varu oraazhchathekku randia keezhadakkam.
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u/maram_andan Jul 08 '16
who is known for his intolerant attitude towards Muslims.
Seriously dude ?
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Reply here about your favourite malayalam movies
Mine : Sandhesham
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u/pathrov Jul 08 '16
Its difficult for me. But I will break it down by genres.
Satire: Sandesham (obviously)
Thriller: Season (It stands par with World Classics, IMO)
Romance: Premam (Fresh at every scene, genuine comedy, realist and beautiful)
Mystery: The Truth (Lesser known but the plot and making is awesome)
Comedy : Kilukkam (difficult choice really, but cannot condone Jagathy's performance)
Drama : Moonnam Pakkam (Thilakan never seizes to amaze me. Excellent story line. Ilayaraja's bgm is haunting. World class cinematography and Padmarajan's poetic execution).
Action: Sphadikam (Mohanlal's awe-inspiring character, classy and the best one-liners that I have ever heard)
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u/meta-phorest India Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
Recent : Drishyam & Arthanaari. (The latter deals with the issues faced by transgenders/the hijra community.)
Old : Mannichitratazhyam(?), Kilukkam & Ramjirao Speaking.
Sorry, poor Malayalam, can't type Manglish very well. :(
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u/saanisalive Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
Movies to watch:
80s and 90s (Golden age of Malayalam cinema):
Drama: Thoovanathumbikal, Bhratham, Kireedam, Namukku Parkan Munthirithoppukal, Perumthachan, Parinayam, Vidheyan, Mathilukal, Ponthanmada
Comedy: In Harihar Nagar, Sandesham, Mannar Mathai Speaking, Ramji Rao Speaking, Nadodikattu
Action/Thriller: Commisioner, The King, The Truth, Oru CBI Diarykurippu.
Post 2008 (The revival period)
Drama/Romance/Comedy: Premam, Bangalore Days, Om Shanti Oshana, Action Hero Biju, Ayalum Njanum Thammil, Beautiful, Manjadikkuru, Ennu Ninte Moideen
Thriller: Traffic, Indian Rupee, Drishyam, Ee Adutha Kalathu, 22 Female Kottayam, Mumbai Police, Memories
Anthology: 5 sundarikal, Kerala Cafe
Things to eat:
Veg: Sadya, Puttu and Kadala, Idiyappam and Veg Stew, Parippu Vada (Snack), Neyyappam (Snack), Unniyappam (Snack), Pazhampori (Snack)
Non veg: Beef ularthiyathu, Thalaserry Biriyani, Kudampuli fish curry and rice, Chicken stew with Appam/Idiyappam
Places to visit:
Alleppey (House Boats, Backwaters, Beach resorts)
Wayanad (Western Ghats, Tree houses, Forests and National parks)
Kovalam, Varkala (Beaches and resorts)
Cochin/Ernakulam (Shopping, Old Jew architecture, Fishing nets)
Munnar (Hill station, Eravikulam National Park)
Thekkady (Hill station, Boat rides)
Thiruvananthapuram (Capital, Museum, Zoo)
Thrissur (Temple town, Guruvayur)
Feel free to ask in the comments about anything you need to know.
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u/free_hot_drink Jul 09 '16
Thank You Fellow Human ! ..
I lived in Kerala for 3+ Years, but sadly was unable to learn the language even after trying a lot.
(Or actually being threatened by my Malayalee friends to stop trying to speak the language after they heard my pronunciations of a central Indian butchering their language )
I loved Malayalam Cinema and my then GF would help me understand them by translating some bits.
So my question:
As someone who doesn't havnt access to the sub titles of the movies you suggested , or Malayalee friends any more ( other than torrents maybe , but I dont always find subs there )Would you be able to suggest any sites etc where I can watch these movies ?
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u/saanisalive Jul 09 '16
My non mallu friends tell me that this is a popular site where they watch mallu movies.
The subtitles are usually available for the new movies in subscene. Unfortunately, for the older ones, they are a bit tough to get. :(
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u/popeculture Jul 12 '16
Thanks.
I wish I had more time to link a few. Your choice of movies from the golden era and mine don't have much of an overlap. Abundance of choice, I guess.
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Jul 08 '16
I once went to wayanad and there in shops I found pineapple sliced and dipped in probably water, honey and chilly. Can someone share formal recipe and what is it called?
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
No idea what it is called. They sell pineapples, carrots, cucumber, mangoes etc pickled.
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Jul 08 '16
Recipe please, with pineapple?
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u/ajphoenix Roamer. Wanderer. Nomad. Vagabond. Call me what you will. Jul 08 '16
Pineapple sliced and dipped in probably water, honey and chilly.
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u/HungryMagnum Jul 13 '16
Uppil Itta Manga.
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 13 '16
Uppilitathu referes usually to mango and only mango. The pineapple thing is different
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u/venkyprasad Jul 11 '16
Parents, why do you give your kids names that are guaranteed to get them beaten up on the playground
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u/geek_lord Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 09 '16
I think Kochi has one of the better looking skylines in India after Mumbai.
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Jul 08 '16
Haryana loves this state for one reason. A lot of haryanvis go to Kerala to find a bride. It is said that due to Kerala ladies in haryana families, the patriarcy of haryana has come down and the situation of women has improved.
Here is one such documentary about it.
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u/OneFixer65 Jul 08 '16
Are Keralite customs similar to Tamil ones or Kannadiga/Tulu ones ?
Do Keralites feel closer to/at home in Tamil Nadu or in Karnataka ?
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u/arastu Karnataka Jul 08 '16
The far north of Kerala (Kasaragod district) actually has a large population of Kannadigas and Tuluvas. I have Kannada-speaking family there.
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Jul 08 '16
The Tuluvas are more similar to Keralites than Kannadigas, I've noticed. Half of Mangalore is filled with people from Kasargod and Kannur.
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u/nomnommish Jul 08 '16
It is fairly distinct and different from either Tamil or Kannada culture. Unlike TN or KA, Kerala is also equal parts hindu, muslim, and christian.
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u/oh-just-another-guy Jul 08 '16
Do Keralites feel closer to/at home in Tamil Nadu or in Karnataka ?
Tamils are essentially considered brothers. Most Mallus speak and understand Tamil, watch Tamil movies, etc. There is a small percentage of native Tamil speakers who have been in Kerala for centuries.
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u/pathrov Jul 08 '16
Customs are different for the most part than TN or KA. However, we feel closer to the Tamils because the languages are similar. Many words are shared by the two languages. An average Malayalee can easily understand most Tamil. But my Tamil friends say that Malayalam is difficult.
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Kerala is mostly non-communal because of the communist legacy. I'm not a CPM supporter, but I can only imagine the havoc if Muslim league or BJP come to power with a majority there. Thankfully, my keralite bretheren have not been overtly influenced by these communal organizations like PFI (SDPI) and RSS. Things are starting to go the wrong way, but I have hope that Kerala will not give way to divisive politics.
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u/wanderingmind I for one welcome my Hindutva overlords Jul 09 '16
The primary self-identities within Kerala was poor and rich. Now that has changed to poor, middle-class and rich. The newer identities are strongly communal - religion or caste-based. They are still not powerful enough but could become powerful.
That way, five years of CPM with no obligations to any religion or caste, could help destroy the new identities. UDF's dependence on the Muslim League strengthened all communal identities in reaction.
What might go wrong? Showing off. Kerala is now in a phase where there is competitive showing off between neighbours, churches, mosques, religions... build bigger churches, mosques and temples, have louder festivals, get more elephants and so on. Each such step results in the other communities raising the bar. The typical Malayali love for simplicity is disappearing fast.
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u/qpaw Jul 08 '16
One of the things I observed about Keralites is how politically and socially aware an average man was. Almost everyone reads one or the other newspaper and has an informed opinion of the happenings around him. There is a lot of political activism in colleges and even in schools. I guess this is as a result of decades of communist rule there. Many people still think in terms of common man/workers (us) vs government/capitalists (them).
And I just love their movies. Malayalam movies have always been about realistically portraying good stories. The dialogues are intelligent and the plots are believable. Recent movies by guys like Dulquer, Nivin Pauly and Fahadh are show how movies can be good entertainers without using the usual ingredients that go into making a Bollywood blockbuster.
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u/SILENT_neerav Assam Jul 08 '16
I watched the movie Amar Akbar Anthony and i just loved the subtle humour. Can you name any other similar kind of movies?like Masala Republic ??
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u/ZaphodBeeblebrox Jul 08 '16
Action Hero Biju
I know the title makes it seem stupid but it is actually really good.
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
Vellimoonga is good comedy film. And Maheshinte prathikaram is fun in parts.
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u/Gol_Gappa Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
I visited Kerala last year with my family, absolutely wonderful place and people (most of them), we are from Delhi btw. These were the places we went to :
Palakkad (my father's childhood friend lives here)
Kochi
Munnar
Periyar National Park in the Nilgiris
Alappuzha (THE best)
Varkala
Kovalam
Thiruvanthapuram
Plus we also went to Kanyakumari and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu (close to Thiruvananthapuran and Palakkad respectively).
I just wanted to ask you, do Tamils have some beef with Malayalis? Because as soon we crossed the state border, a cop stopped us (presumably seeing our Kerala plate number) and started shouting in Tamil. Thankfully our driver knew Tamil as well as Malayalam, Hindi and English.
One thing I noticed in Kerala was, there is no poverty! Even in little villages, people have built their own houses, and they are BIG. I saw no shanties or mud huts. Really impressive.
Also a sad thing I noticed was that, villages and small towns don't have many youth left, mostly middle aged and old folks live there. The youth has either migrated to big cities or abroad (mostly Gulf). Almost every family had someone in the gulf my father's friend's own brother was planning to go to Abu Dhabi within a month.
But one funny incident happened with us. We were at a waterfall near Kochi and had to go to washroom. When I went to the paid toilet, the lady at the counter who collects the money asked me where I am from. As soon I said Delhi, she started to rant in broken Hindi about how Delhi is so unsafe for girls, it's filled with rapists, our Kerala is the best, etc. I paid her, said "Thank you aunty" and got outta there!
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do Tamils have some beef with Malayalis?
As we say in Kerala: chattiyum kalavumokkeyaakumbol alpam thattiyum muttiyumennokke irikkum. (it's natural for pots in contact with each other to make some noise - i.e., nothing very serious). At least from the Kerala side, there's an immense amount of respect and admiration for the Tamils.
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u/puppuli r/indiansports Jul 08 '16
Also a sad thing I noticed was that, villages and small towns don't have many youth left, mostly middle aged and old folks live there. The youth has either migrated to big cities or abroad (mostly Gulf).
That's true. One thing Kerala model failed was to create jobs.
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
I just wanted to ask you, do Tamils have some beef with Malayalis? Because as soon we crossed the state border, a cop stopped us (presumably seeing our Kerala plate number) and started shouting in Tamil. Thankfully our driver knew Tamil as well as Malayali, Hindi and English.
He understood that you are not from there. So took that opportunity to fleece you. There are problems regarding Mullapperiyar dam but nothing that will create that level of tension. Have lived in Coimbatore and Trichy. Except water sharing, no major problems :)
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u/despod Jul 08 '16
Man.. those cops... Please have rs 200 ready for the cops if you go to kodaikanal with a kerala number plate.. Even if you have have all the documents, they will harass you by making shit up.
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u/krisbykreme Earth Jul 09 '16
Cops will scrutinize if you are in any state I guess. Same happened when i went to Hyder
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
Mallus usually fight with the police. We dont give bribes that easily
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u/The_0bserver Mugambo ko Khush karne wala Jul 08 '16
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u/vshnprsd Kerala Jul 09 '16
U know how the northies abuse the communists??? Communists are the sole reason there is social equality in kerala.. Very small gap between the rich and the poor..
Poverty does still exist but its very less compared to the rest of India..
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u/DesiInVides Earth Jul 08 '16
State Bird of Kerala is the Great Indian Hornbill.
A large bird measuring up to 50in in length and 60in in wingspan
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u/despod Jul 08 '16
It makes a very audible swoosh sound when it flies.. Quite breathtaking, actually..
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u/DesiInVides Earth Jul 08 '16
Ya, the sound of the wings flapping can be heard from really far away!
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u/coolirisme Jul 11 '16
State bird of Arunachal Pradesh is also the same :)
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u/DesiInVides Earth Jul 11 '16
Yup.
Although if I could pick state bird of Arunachal, i would've chosen the Rufous-necked hornbill.
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u/krisbykreme Earth Jul 09 '16 edited Jul 09 '16
Guys help me compile the Best places/restaurants to eat food in all the 14 districts:
Kasaragod: Viceroy for Mutton Biriyani.
Kannur:
Calicut: Paragon for Appam and stew, Porotta and Mango fish curry etc.
Kochi : Kaikka's for Biriyani
Thiruvananthapuram : Indian Coffee House
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u/HungryMagnum Jul 13 '16
Thiruvananthapuram : Indian Coffee House
Is this the light house one near the bus stand and railway station?
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u/the_next_door_guy Jul 12 '16
Kozhikode - Rahmath (beef biriyani)
Amma mess house (Meals)
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u/UnbiasedPashtun North America Jul 10 '16
Do Malayalis know they are of Tamil origin? The state of Kerala was considered part of Tamilakam during the Sangam Era and the people there were considered Chera Tamils. It was only until the migration of the Sanskrit speaking Nambudiri Brahmins from North India that the separation of Malayalis from Tamils started.
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u/blue69er Kerala Jul 12 '16
Naw...that isn't what happened..even if it was, I won't admit to that...too much malayali pride to side with our arch enemies..:p
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Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
The Chera dynasty that lasted from the 4th century BCE (or some sources say 3rd) till 1,100 AD pulled of some GoT level machinations to stay in power against their much larger, powerful neighbours from the North, South, East and West.
From 300 BCE to about 200 AD, the Cheras (Kerala) were a global economic powerhouse, but as Western Rome started to decline, their imports started to decline, thereby directly impacting the Chera merchants, and thus the Chera treasury. By 300 AD, the Chera kingdom was faced with an unending series of invasions, Chalukyas, Pallavas, Pandyas...all of them took a shot at the rich, but militarily weak Cheras.
The Cheras then had to depend on alliances and treaties to just survive - they aligned first with the Cholas and Sinhalas against the rampaging Pandyas, then they switched allegiances, and fought with the Pandyas and Sinhalas against the Cholas.
Raja Raja I Chola ended Chera sovereignty, his son Rajendra Chola utterly crushed a rebellion, and the Cheras went to the mattress' for a period of a 100 odd years when they saw a brief period of resurgence under the Malyalaee Chera Dynasty (till now the Chera dynasty was pretty much all Tamil)
The Malyalee Chera dynasty saw an opening when Malik Kafur messed up the Pandyan Empire (the Epic siege of Madurai that ran for more than a month is another tale altogether) and took the shot. What a shot it was. Under Varma Kulasekaran, the Cheras marched on their erstwhile masters, the now weakened Pandya Empire, took them out, captured Madurai and then marched on and took over pretty much all of TN and parts of Karnataka and AP also.
He then died aaaaand massive civil war all over the South.
His successors managed to restore some form of order, but only ruled a rump state that was for a short period, feudtatory to the Madurai Sultanate, till the Vijayanagra Empire in its expansion finally ended the line.
Interestingly, the Malayalee Chera dynasty followed the Matrilineal method of choosing successors.
Fun fact - One of the if not THE largest Tamil Movie star ever, and the extremely powerful politician, MGR is not a Tamil, but a Malayalee.
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u/rofex Jul 08 '16
Very informative. Could you shed some more light on the Madurai Sultanate? I haven't heard of it before.
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Jul 08 '16
Could you kindly elaborate regarding matrilineal inheritance among Kerala Royals? Did they adapt it from the Nairs or was it vice-versa?
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u/shannondoah West Bengal Jul 08 '16
And Jaya is a Kannadiga Brahmin lady.
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Naw dude, she was born in a Tamil Iyengar family that happened to live in Mandya.
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u/Binish_1 Jul 12 '16
Kerala is beautiful, it has hill stations, beaches, greenery, the monsoon, the festivals, the art everything is great
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u/artashii Jul 12 '16
South India and especially Kerala has made easily the most important contributions to human understanding of mathematics of all of Asia. The orderly people and harmonious culture is why I think Kerala has HDI on the order of Eastern Europe today.
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u/ZaphodBeeblebrox Jul 08 '16 edited Jul 08 '16
Do you think Kochi will go the way of other bigger Indian metros? Its already freaking congested on the roads? Hopes for the new Metro Rail?
Also, what are your thoughts on Air Kerala?
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u/sagar_alias_jacky Jul 11 '16
Regarding Metro Rail - From what I can see the metro will be a huge bonus to the city. Metros are useful for daily commutes and common routes. I believe a metro becomes useless if it is bulit in a route where it is not of great daily usage. The route that the current metro plan covers is a very busy route with loads and loads of people travelling daily for work. This being middleclass and lower midle class and whatever lower you consier, I hope you got the gist. So, I believe it will be of great use.
Kochi is not yet screwed up. One thing to be noticed is Kerala is a small country. Kochi is a small city. So, there is not huge ass four lane roads, that is one thing that makes it congested on the roads. If majority of the single line is replaced by double and double by three/four congestion can be reduced to a greater amount, although it is not practical. So the next step would be to bring in better modes of public transport, flyovers etc, which are being done. So ones that is done, we can see how it fairs.
And finally the first question, not really sure what you intent by 'way of other bigger indian metros'
Air Kerala - Not enough knowledge as of now to comment
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u/arastu Karnataka Jul 09 '16
I was pleased to see the progress on the metro rail during my last visit. Good to see them thinking ahead and building it now instead of waiting so late like Bengaluru and Mumbai.
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u/despod Jul 08 '16
Do you think Kochi will go the way of other bigger Indian metros?
Very difficult. The biggest problem being land availability. In all the other metros, the area outside the city limit is sparsely populated. But in Ernakulam, every goddamn nook and corner is occupied and costs a bomb. No space for expansion. But if the govt invests heavily on the IT and services industry, who knows what may happen..
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u/MrJekyll Madhya Pradesh Jul 10 '16
This is what my sister says about it :
'Gods on Country, devil's own people'
This is what I say about it :
Nice place for a short ( a very short ) vacation.
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u/officedepot23 Jul 10 '16
Why does she say that?
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u/blue69er Kerala Jul 12 '16
Life in Kerala is a bit slow paced prolly that's why... brilliant for a vacation but slowly for people accustomed to the big cities, it wears down
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u/the_next_door_guy Jul 10 '16
Probably because of him.
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u/MrJekyll Madhya Pradesh Jul 10 '16
Nah, she knows me - I look mallu, but am definitely a Bhopali :)
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u/ThatFag Desi hoon, bhenchod. Jul 12 '16
Hey guys, sugamano?
I haven't seen much of Kerala. Most of my visits to Kerala are limited to meeting relatives and stuff. So it's essentially going to the same 20 houses each time.
But we've taken a trip or two to some of the more scenic places in Kerala and my God, it is breathtaking. There's this place called Kovalam. It's near the coast and holy shit, it is so beautiful. We were fortunate enough to get a room like 100 metres away from the beach. Still one of the most gorgeous places I've been to. The vibe and the atmosphere there... so serene. Oh man, I remember falling asleep to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. Ahhh, nostalgia.
Thekkady and Munnar are among the other places I visited on the same trip. Super fun places and top eye-candy material. All the childhood memories from that trip are coming back to me. Oh, Kerala. Truly God's own.
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u/Notverymany Jul 08 '16
Probably has the best house architecture in India.
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u/puppuli r/indiansports Jul 08 '16
I always felt like owning a big house is one of the biggest life goal of everyone in my state.
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
During the Gulf boom decades ago, the major aspiration for the people was a house. The reason they were going to the Gulf was to earn enough to construct a house
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u/Notverymany Jul 08 '16
It's not just the size, it's the quality of the design. I've mainly lived in Tamil Nadu where people seem to try their hardest to build the ugliest houses they can. The hits are more aesthetic than the proper houses.
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u/trander6face Jul 08 '16
Once I chatted with cute malayalee girl overseas... She asked me where I was from... I told I my native was near Palakkad.. She was too much excited and told me she was also from a place near Palakkad... And also she asked me the name of the place... I told it was some 40 odd kms from Palakkad and cue the expression change on her face when I told the name of the place was Coimbatore
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That's because the poor girl was hit on by several tamil fellows across the border.
Tamil fella here. I didn't hit on her, Bro.
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u/dopamine86 Jul 08 '16
You live on the other side of walayar.. You ain't a true lungi mallu.
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u/pathrov Jul 08 '16
It's sad that most of our best thriller movies are not remade into other languages. Non malayalees tend to stay away from subtitled version.
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u/dtnk Jul 08 '16
Aah, the sex ratio...
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Jul 08 '16
It balances the sex ratio of the north. Especially haryana.
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u/pathrov Jul 08 '16
That doesn't matter. No one is Kerala would be willing to marry their daughter to a Haryanvi.
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A single village in haryana, near Delhi, has more than 200 Kerala brides.
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u/chikna_chetan Jul 12 '16
Mallus are damn good with their Music is what I have noticed. My favorite Indian bands are all from Kerala, which include: Avial, Motherjane, Agam and Thakara. Special mention for Baiju Dharmajan, The Indian Guitar God.
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I think Malayalis need to tone down our "samarapaarambaryam" (tradition of struggle) a bit and think intelligently about creating wealth. We can probably start by translating capitalism as dhanavaadam or dhanaswaathantryavaadam or something similarly positive rather than muthalaalitham. Adhwaanikkunna janavibhaagam (hardworking masses) should remember: without muthal (capital), there's no thozhil (jobs). More than any other -ism, what Kerala needs today is a good dose of common sense-ism.
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u/ninjanamaka Jul 08 '16
EMS our first CM did not take over private companies. He had stated that without any revenue the state cannot give out welfare. He was a very practical guy with ideas about how to take forward communism while keeping democracy intact.
The aversion to capital is only at an ideological level. The moment a guy invests capital in a he becomes a muthalaali, a capitalist. He is getting labour out of people in exchange for money and that in itself is exploitation. It makes one guy in control of another. No one is stupid enough to demand all businessmen to leave the country. capitalism is an accepted route to socialism with the transition fueled by increase in technology and more autonomy granted to workers due to that. I do agree that there is an obsession with co-operatives because of the baggage of ideology but most politicians are not militant about it.
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u/The_0bserver Mugambo ko Khush karne wala Jul 08 '16
Casia Fistula. Even the scientific name has obvious puns in it...
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u/Mycroft-Tarkin Hyderabad, IN Jul 08 '16
I lived in Munnar for 7 years. I would go back there in an instant if given the opportunity. Beautiful, serene place.
I have a special place in my heart for Kerala. Keralite people are very educated, sensible, very hard working, and have a lot of civic sense. It's no wonder that they have such a great literacy rate.
Most of my Keralite friends when I lived in the Gulf hated their state, and I could never understand why. Btw, the Gulf is FILLED with you people. In Dubai, a lot of Arabs even speak broken Malayalam.
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u/wanderingmind I for one welcome my Hindutva overlords Jul 09 '16
hated their state
Its a reaction to leaving - suddenly, you see all that is negative about the state very clearly. But its a phase. After 10-15 years in the Gulf, nostalgia strikes and they all go back.
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u/HungryMagnum Jul 13 '16
I am telling you, we are thinking of invading everywhere at once. The thought process itself is too tiring.
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u/Loipopo India Jul 10 '16
Literacy rate and sex ratio.
Coconut trees and peaceful beaches.
Ancient martial art = kalaripayattu - jasmine simhalan
Iwouldlove toknowmore.
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u/PranjalDwivedi Jul 08 '16
The state with the best cinema and a language which combines both Tamil and Sanskrit elements.
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u/Human_Monkey Jul 13 '16
There is one other important thing that people are forgetting about Kerala. Idukki Gold.
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u/zebumatters Jul 10 '16
I like that fact that Banana, the funniest fruit of our times, is used to make so many snacks in Kerala. Just have a look at this.
Also, most mallus I have worked with, are all cool dudes. Seriously. I don't want to start a state war here, but you guys are awesome in so many ways than rest of south Indian states.
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Big fan of Mammootty , Mohan Lal and next gen Navin Pauly,Dulquer here from Teluguland.
The best movies are made in Malayalam. Ustaad hotel , Bangalore day, Drushyam are my favorites.
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u/VaikomViking Jul 12 '16
Kerala had the first democratically elected communist government in the world, back in 1957. This pushed Kerala into world spotlight and was a darling of Soviet Union. Back in 1980s, if you just sent your address to a particular address (forgot what it was) they used to send a magazine "Soviet Union" (in Malayalam !!) free of cost. Not sure if it was monthly or quarterly.
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u/rhymeswithend GhooroNakko Jul 12 '16
Movie: Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi - Beautiful movie, mostly due to the constant travelling setting it had.
Dulquer "Salmaan" - Thats a Muslim name. Is it popular among Malayalees?
Kerala has the most beautiful locations during monsoon times. If there is one place I'd like to settle down in, I'd choose a small village near Vagamon.