The following is a well written comment which I got on my blog post about booming real estate market in Kerala. He is skeptical about it, but some of his points are valid. Read the comment below.  Smart City and Vizhinjam port are the trump cards that the “real estate Mafia” is flashing to justify the high prices in kerala. If you could look back a couple of years, the vallarpadam project was also supposed to a project that...

I have been interacting in a few forums where many of the members are actively involved with either the left or the congress party. Some of the major points discussed there were Anna Hazzare is a passing phenomena People are stupid to think that Jan Lokapl will reduce corruption Apolitical movements will never be successful Anna Hazzare is a threat to democracy Anna Hazzare is a creation of the corporate media Anna Hazzare is...

The freedom fighters who gave up their lives for India did it so that we could live in a better world, a world where leaders are chosen by the people and a world where fairness is the norm. We look down upon other countries where Kings still rule and where military controls the government. We hold the concept of democracy very dear, still we fail to see or fail to act when its being hijacked. We kept our mouths shut the lobbying...

The whole world watches in disbelief as the famed El Dorado comes alive albeit in a different time zone to the one that’s was believed to be. The Spartan way of life of the Travancore royal family never matched the splendor of what they endowed to the temple.   The treasures, the endowments of the theocratic state of Thiruvithamkoor  to  Sree Padmanabha the Lord  to whom the state was bequeathed,  have well remained where...

Previously I had blogged about a poster I found in Kochi in which Shivsena claims to save Kochi. The post got many comments including threats from many. From those comments I noticed that many in Kerala are misinformed about what Shivsena stands for. Check the comment below. Another comment These guys think Shiv sena is the army of Lord Shiva which is a huge misconception. They are a very regional party and its named after the...

I am sure you all have heard of the builder “Apple A Day” who is in a lot of trouble recently. I wanted to write this post because the media is not saying the truth or they are not giving us the correct perspective. The owners of “Apple A Day” has been portrayed as cheaters, the media reports as if their plan itself was to get money from people and cheat them. But is that the truth ? Is it just another business...

This post is taken from a Facebook Note Written by Jobin Martin Friday 29th April is “Harthal” in Kerala. It can be called a state sponsored Harthal, because the ruling Coalition the Left front has called for this Harthal. I think most of the people in Kerala(except for a few UDF leaders) stand in full support for this strike. But I wonder, what do these people know? Or have they tried to understand anything about the Endosulfan...