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MELAM

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Last link added: 03/09/2006

Links last verified: 20/06/2004

Link count: 463
in addition to three collections: [ Blog Roll | Usenet Postings | Photos ]

This is a random collection of links on Kerala and Malayalam. No effort has been made to make this comprehensive; but I hope you will find some interesting and obscure bookmarks below. You may also find it interesting to explore the sites housing some of the pages linked to here.

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Literature
Malayalam Literature- A survey by Dr. Ayyappapaniker (old copy here)
Author Home pages: [ Kovilan | MT Vasudevan Nair | Kesavadev | Muttathu Varkey | PK Balakrishnan | Madhusoodanan Nair | Ayyappapaniker | Edasseri- 1, 2, 3 | E Harikumar | Jayan KC ]
Literature Archives [ Panchathantra | Puzha Classics ]
Fiction in translation [ A story by M Mukundan | Basheer's Aanavariyum Ponkurisum | Kovilan's Bharathan | Mrugathipatyam ]
Fiction in translation- from TLM [ Oppol | Neypayasam | Nunakal | Neermathalathinte Pookkal | Shishu | Nilavili | Ithaanente Peru ]
Publishing [ Kerala Sahitya Akademi (also) | DC Books | Online Publications ]
Bibliography [ Malayalam | English Translations | Gundert Bibliography ]
Online Magazines: [ Puzha Magazine | Chintha | Harithakam | Moonnamidam | Ayanam | Mavelinadu ]
Online Bookstores: [ DC Bookstore | Rainbow Books ]
Interviews and Articles [ Basheer | Thakazhi | On Kesavadev- Video Clips | Kamala Das ]
Excerpts in Audio
Amateur Writers: Open Space
Arts
Arts, festivals and cinema (old copy here)
Performing and Ritual arts
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
Soorya Festival
Bharat Bhavan Kerala
[ Vidushaka for Kootiyaattam? | Sakunthalam Kootiyaattam | Kootiyaattam video ]
Krishnattam (Krishnanattam)
Kerala Natanam
[ Kalamandalam | Unnayi Warrier Smaraka Kalanilayam | Margi | Sadanam ]
[ Tripunithura Ladies' Troupe | Kala Chethena | Vijnana Kala Vedi | Mandalam | Kalamandalam Calcutta | Galileo Spaces ]
[ KalaKeralam | Poorakkali | Bhasabharathi | Borrowed Fire- Shadow Puppetry ]
Kathakali - the Art and the Artistes
Mohiniyaattam [ Leelamma & Kshemavathi | Pallavi | Radhika | Rema | Sunanda | Geeta | More ]
Sariga Sangeetha Academy- an inspiring story
[ ANAMICA | Kalamandalam's US Tour 1996: Note, Stories, Note by MPS Namboodiri ]
Theyyam
[ Kalarippayatt | CVN Kalari | MKG Kalari ]
Fine Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram
[ OrgPeople- Internet Art Gallery | TalentBees ]
[ Raja Ravi Varma | Women in Raja Ravi Varma Mold: 1, 2 ]
[ Swathi Thirunal | Audio recordings: classical and from the movie ]
[ International Film Festival | Malayalam Cinema | Federation of Film Societies | An article on Malayalam Cinema | An interview with Adoor ]
Feminist Cinema Culture- Kerala
Raagams of Film Songs
Mappila Songs
Research on Kerala!
Franke and Chasin
[ Kerala A Lesson In Light Living | The Kerala Mystery and an Analysis ]
Kerala Model [ Is there a kerala model | True Development | A non-starter for Dalits | An abject failure ]
[ BCAS - Kerala Symposium | Tharamangalam's rejoinder to his article there | Another article from BCAS ]
Research in Kerala [ Centre for Development Studies | ...on Local Level Development ]
Environment, Agriculture, Ecotourism
[ Coral Reefs of Agatti [pdf] | Corals and Fishes of Lakshadweep ]
Agricultural Research Institutes [ Tuber Crops | Plantation Crops | Spices | Rubber | Agricultural University ]
Agriculture Department (Malayalam)
[ e-Krishi: Information and Transaction platform | Karshaka Information Systems, Services and Networking ]
Organic/Sustainable FarmingPOABS Organic
List of Protected Areas
Attappady Hills Area Development Society
Preserving the Mangroves of Kerala [ A case-study (full report as zipped PDF) | SEEK | Articles: 1, 2, 3 4, | Mangrove Resources of Kerala ]
Abdul Kareem: a seed sent from heaven
Prawn Farming [ Integration with Rice Farming [pdf] | Kuwait Fund: "Scientific Prawn Farming" ]
Poachers Tracking Poachers in Thekkady [ 1 | 2 ]
Zero Waste Kovalam
[ Ecotourism in Kerala | Thenmala | tourindia | Kalypso Adventures | Haritha Farms ]
Kerala Forest Research Institute
[ Nilgiri Tahr Foundation | Thanal | Vechur Conservation | VM Animal Allies Foundation | Inheritance India ]
Bekal
[ Wildlife Safaris | Butterflies of Kerala | Birds of Kerala ]
Western Ghats Biodiversity Information System
[ Ornamental Fishes of Kerala | Flowers of Kerala | Orchids of Kerala ]
From the Elephant Blog
Health and Medicine
An Overview
[ Indian Academy of Pediatrics Kerala | Indian Medical Association Kerala ]
[ Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology ]
Holistic Medicine and Stress Research Unit (unofficial)
[ State Mental Health Authority | Trivandrum District Mental Health Programme | Mental Health Centre ]
Foundation for Integrated Research in Mental health
Central Institute on Mental Retardation
Peoples' Health Assembly - Issue Paper
Epidemics Blog
Telehealth Kerala
Interventions for Sexual Health - IMA Munnar (also)
[ Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala | Dhanwanthari Vaidyasala | Mahar ]
HIV [ Behavioural Surveillance Survey | HIV Help Page ]
Other Research Institutes and Universities
State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment
Centre for Earth Science Studies
Kerala Council for Historical Research
[ Kerala University | Cochin University of S&T | MG University | Agricultural University | IIM Kozhikode | NIT Kozhikode | IIITMK ]
Kerala Education Grid
Other Organizations and Official sites
[ Kerala Government | Niyamasabha | Modernising Govt. | Govt. Departments | Govt. of India Directory ]
[ Local Self Government Dept | Kerala Institute of Local Administration ]
PR Dept: Tons of information!
[ Dept. of Tourism | Kerala Tourism Development Corporation ]
State Planning Board
[ Commissionerate of Rural Development | ANERT | More Schemes for Rural Development ]
Kudumbashree
South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies
[ Mararikulam Experiment | Wayanad Social Service Society ]
[ KSSP | An interview | The Right Livelihood Award for KSSP | From a Talk ]
[ Council for Child Welfare | Jana Seva Sisubhavan ]
Counselling Centers [ Thrani | Anweshi ]
[ Abhaya (an article) | Sakhi | Kerala NGO List from the Planning Commision NGO database ]
[ Legal Services Authority | Niyamasameeksha | Jananeethi ]
[ Confederation Of Human Rights Organizations (CHRO)- Keralam | Human Rights Commission ]
[ School Education | Primary Education ]
Centre for foreign student affairs
[ C-DIT: Total IT Solution Provider for Kerala Govt | Malayalam Resource Center | IITC Grameena Patana Kendram ]
[ Khadi and Village Industries Board | Institue of Handloom and Textile Technology | Handicrafts Co-operative Society | Keltron's Handicrafts Portal ]
Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi (also)
College Alumni [ University College | College of Engg, Tvm (also) ]
[ Physics Kerala | IEEE Kerala ]
[ Malayali Engineers in North America | Association of Kerala Medical Graduates ]
Non-Resident Keralites [ NORKA (list of associations) | NORKANA | Pravasi Bandhu ]
[ World Malayalee Council | FOKANA | Singapore | Botswana | UGMA, Germany | KALA, UK ]
Some data and More links...
Civil Amenities, Infrastructure, Construction
[ PWD | Roads and Bridges | Industrial Infrastructure ]
[ Water | Electricity | Transportation | Telecommunication | Rural Water Supply and Sanitation ]
Public Sector Restructuring
[ On Nirmithi Kendra | Housing Board | Habitat Group ]
Laurie Baker [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ]
A study on Women Construction Workers
Miscellaneous
[ Kattarivu | Nattarivu | Samskriti ]
Sahjeevan Community Living
[ New Internationalist in Kerala | CSU in Kerala ]
On Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha
[ Kulasekhara Dynasty of Travancore (local copy) | Valluvanad Rajas | Minicoy ]
Cochin Royal Family [ Homepage | Rulers | An Article ]
Stamps of Kochi Maharaja
[ Kerala Journal | Kerala History ]
Places [ PR Dept's District Handbook | Govt. of India sites on Districts | Govt. of Kerala sites on Districts | More ]
Election Watch Kerala
Federation of Residents' Associations Thiruvananthapuram
[ Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust | Sree Narayana Guru ]
Queer Kerala
Bobanum Mollyum Fans' Club
Mallu Jokes
[ Kumbham | Cannanore Handloom ]
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Malayalam Calendar
On Onam
Cuisine [ Google Directory | Melam Recipes: Thangam Philip and Sujatha John | Onam Feast | Another Onam Feast | Pachakam.com | MediaGulf | Saroj's cookbook | Meenakshi Varier ]
More Cuisine [ PepperTrail.com | Maya Kaimal's Cookbooks (with sample contents) 1 2 | God's Own Kitchen ]
[ Malayalam Tutor | Vidyarambham (commercial) | Malayalam Online Dictionary (in Unicode) ]
[ Malayalam Cinema (AMMA) | Movie Database (IMDb) | Lyrics <font> ]
[ Malayalam Television (updated weekly) | Asianet RM Radio (updated daily) (playlist) | Deepika Global Radio (updated daily) | Irinjalakuda Radio (updated daily) ]
Television [ Asianet | Kairali | more links ]
Kerala Hams: Amateur Radio
Malayalavedhi Audio Collection
KPAC songs [ Mappila songs | More ]
From the newsgroups: a collection of interesting posts that appeared in alt.culture.kerala and soc.culture.indian.kerala
[ Malayali Bloggers | A Message Board | Malayali Homepages | Kerala Pages at Tripod and Geocities ]
Photographs from Kerala
Communities, Religion, Faith, Heritage
Counting the stars of the sand dunes with a Rosary from the paddy fields...
[ Namboothiris | Kerala Iyers ]
Qur'an [ in Malayalam | in Malayalam and English (commercial) ]
Bible in Malayalam Unicode
[ Kodungalloor - The cradle of Christianity in India | Kodungalloor Bharani ]
Temples of Kerala [ TempleNet | Guruvayoor | Aattukkaal | More ]
Multimedia resources from IGNCA
[ Yaagams | Somayaagam (1990) | Somayaagam (2003) (images and captions) | Agnichayanam | Agnichayanam (1975) (More Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ]
[ Churches in Kochi | Malankara Churches ]
[ Kerala Jews | Kochi Synagogue ]
[ Maramon Convention | Sabarimala Pilgrimage ]
Jamia Sa-adiya Arabiya
Mata Amritanandamayi
Freemasonry
Therali: Rationalists' Bulletin
[ Kerala Hindus in North America | Nair Society of Greater Washington ]
Computers and Internet
Malayalam Linux [ Swathanthra Malayalam Computing | Localisation initiative for Malayalam | An article ]
Malayalam Wikipedia
Malayalam Typesetting: [ Varamozhi | Anjali (unicode font) | Chowara | iLEAP | TeX based | LaTeX based | More... ]
Centre for Linguistic Computing Keralam (CLiCK)
Malayalam Fonts
Unicode Fonts supporting Malayalam range: [ Anjali (.ttf) | Thoolika | Rachana (News) | Lists of fonts: 1, 2 ]
[ Information Kerala Mission | Kerala IT Mission | FRIENDS ]
Sarovar.org: Hosting Free/Open Source Projects
Free Software Users Groups [ Kochi | Kozhikode | CUSAT | Trivandrum Linux Users Group ]
IRC channels [ #kerala | #malayali | #malu-movies ]
Popular Sites
Portals: [ PR Dept | KeralaOnline.com | 123Kerala.com (links) | My-Kerala.com (webring) | Spiderkerala.com | Keral.com | Kerala.cc | Cyberkerala.com | More ]
News: [ Mathrubhumi | Manorama | KeralaKaumudi (pdf) | Deepika | That's Malayalam | Sify-Malayalam ]
News: [ The Hindu | New Kerala | Kerala Monitor | Google News ]
Current Affairs: [ India Together | Frontline | Government Magazines and Newsletters ]
Search
From Wikipedia [ Kerala | Malayalam ]
From Encyclopaedia Britannica [ Kerala | Malayalam ]
Open Directory Project: Kerala
Google Unnatha Nilavara Thirayal | Mungananakal | Bhasha Upakaranagal | Anveshana Kurippukal


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