Cultural Archive

Too often when we think of Kerala, we are actually thinking of only a small portion of the Malayali's heritage. In reality, there is a much longer origin story for the Kerala we know today, linked to its place as "Malanadu" in ancient Tamilakam. Join Manu S Pillai as he discovers this lost world--with a rather different language, traditions, food habits and much else--in a conversation with acclaimed writer and academic Manoj Kuroor.

A journey through the cultural history of Nila river