Kasaragod district in Kerala’s far north is home to the gorgeous beach towns of Bekal and Nileshwaram, located 25 km away from each other on the Malabar coast. Nileshwaram (a.k.a. Nileshwar) is also known as the cultural capital of North Malabar. History Nileshwaram lies 90 km to the south of Mangalore on the Northern Malabar […]

A 100 small settlements, 2300 people, 43 nationalities, one community – that’s the ‘City of Dawn’ Auroville. Auroville lies 12km northwest of the town of Pondicherry and has its origins in the French language – ‘Aurore’ (‘dawn’) and Ville (‘city’). It is also said to have been named after Sri Aurobindo.   History Auroville is an […]

Unspoiled by human habitat, Gokarna is one of the very few tourist towns that have drastically changed its frontier from being a temple town to a beach lovers’ paradise.  History Gokarna has an interesting history and a mysterious legend attached to it. Shrimad Bhagavad Purana mentions Gokarna as the place where Lord Shiva emerged from […]

Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, was once a trading town, seat of a formidable dynasty and a former Portuguese colony as well and also home to many premier educational institutions, most notably the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the National Institute of Technology (NIT) and Calicut Medical College.  History Locally known as Kozhikode lies on […]

Also known as Malabar’s Ooty, Kakkayam is a picturesque dam site situated in Kozhikode (Calicut) and nestled on the outskirts of the Western Ghats.  History Kakkayam was deeply affected by the political turmoil which took place during the Emergency and has witnessed and played an important role in Indian history. That being said, Kakkayam is […]