Thiruvananthapuram

By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Indian and Australian cricket teams for the T20 match, to be held at the Greenfield Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, arrived at the state capital. Both teams will hold…

Meeting and conversing with the Dhananjayans is to have one’s happy molecules re-energised. In Thiruvananthapuram, to inaugurate Regatta’s 51st Natya Sangeetholsavam, Padma Bhushan awardees VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan spoke about…

Paintings exhibited at Datham 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Nineteen disciples of veteran artist BD Dethan have come together to pay respect to their teacher through their paintings. Datham 2023, currently…

  Karthik Rana, organiser of ‘Let’s Kizomba’ | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As the world recovers from the pandemic-induced social distancing norms there seems to be a trend to celebrate every moment. One of the manifestations of this…

Spicy and hot mutton soup is the signature dish of RL Cafe, a Kudumbashree outlet, on the DPI-Poojapura Road in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: Sreejith R Kumar Although it is drizzling, a little curbside Kudumbasree outlet, almost…

An elderly woman from Ambalamedu tops a parcel with a pappadum. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat From the small pond within the premises of his home in Ambalamedu, Kerala, Basil nets around 20 fish, retains a few for his family, and…

Animated digital art created by PS Soorya for the lines of ‘Alliyaambal kadavil…’, a melodious number sung by KJ Yesudas in the Malayalam film Rosie. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Slender stalks of lotus blooms in a pond sway…

Shibu Sudevan stirring the halwa | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR Does Thiruvananthapuram have a signature halwa? Yes, it has. It was a social media post that took me to Kadakkavoor, nearly a one-hour drive from the city, where a family…

Members of a boat club practising ahead of Champakulam Moolam boat race on Vembanad Lake in Alappuzha | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY It is a well-documented fact that Kerala ranks first on many socio-economic indicators compared to other…

Golden yellow mutton biryani, made with long-grained fragrant rice, lightly spiced with cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, ginger, garlic and more, rich with pieces of tender mutton cooked just right, and garnished with fried cashew nuts, plump…