Tag Archives: Kerala

A Parker Pen from Singapore

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Manoj

About a fifty-year old Parker pen that held an important lesson for me.

Posted in Life and Death, Malayalam, physics, Work and Life | Tagged Kerala, Malayalam, physics | Leave a comment

I wrote this piece on the World Malayalee Conference 2008 for a Singaporean newspaper. I was away in India during the conference (22-25 August, 2008) and did not see it in print. This post is about my home state of Kerala, its language Malayalam, and those who speak it – the Malayalees. If those words make no sense to you, you may not be interested in this post.

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Posted in Columns, Malayalam, The Today Paper | Tagged health indicators, Kerala, Malayalam, marxism, Singaporean, state of Kerala | Leave a comment

Are You a Malayali?

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Manoj

If you have to ask what in the world a Malayali is, then this post is not for you! This one came as email flotsam and was too funny to pass up. In other words, if you are a Malayali and find this one a bit offensive, trust me, I didn’t write it! Must have been a North Indian lobby! Continue reading →

Posted in Email Flotsam, Humor, Malayalam | Tagged humor, Kerala, lungi, Malayalam, mallu, trade unions | 3 Comments

And the Wind Whispered…

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Manoj

This post is my translation of an excellent short story by one of the most gifted storytellers of our time, O.V.Vijayan. The translation from Malayalam is a feeble effort, because such distant translations are not merely between languages, but cultures. Enjoy! Continue reading →