Stereotyping of an alphabet
Did you know that when the Govt. of Kerala began using typewriters in 1970s for malayalam, the official character set was well over 900 permutations and combinations of unique letterforms? The simple typewriter could not accomodate this complexity and a
Stereotyping of an alphabet
Did you know that when the Govt. of Kerala began using typewriters in 1970s for malayalam, the official character set was well over 900 permutations and combinations of unique letterforms? The simple typewriter could not accomodate this complexity and a
Numbering style that’s not coming back
Seen these doors in the suburbs and markets in Kerala? The quaint numbering on the panels reminds the guy who’s closing up what order to stack the planks so they engage to make a shutter for the store when closing
Numbering style that’s not coming back
Seen these doors in the suburbs and markets in Kerala? The quaint numbering on the panels reminds the guy who’s closing up what order to stack the planks so they engage to make a shutter for the store when closing
Politics, popular culture & the Malayali female
Originally posted on Malayalam Project:
Kerala is a very interesting society to look at when it comes to the role of women. Historically, as a matrilineal society, the ownership of property was handed down from mother to daughter instead of…
Politics, popular culture & the Malayali female
Originally posted on Malayalam Project:
Kerala is a very interesting society to look at when it comes to the role of women. Historically, as a matrilineal society, the ownership of property was handed down from mother to daughter instead of…
backwater style
A beautiful piece of hand painted signage. Kayal means backwaters, a semi saline water body that flows into the ocean, and also meanders through a major chunk of middle Kerala. Beautiful & distinct. Iconic to the state. The lettering floats
backwater style
A beautiful piece of hand painted signage. Kayal means backwaters, a semi saline water body that flows into the ocean, and also meanders through a major chunk of middle Kerala. Beautiful & distinct. Iconic to the state. The lettering floats
The vegetarian Kerala
vegetable truck with a banana motif The inevitable symbol of vegetarian Kerala – the banana plant, is integral to Keralan cuisine. Every part of the banana plant ‘vazha’ can be used in a meal. Rightfully so, it becomes the bumper
The vegetarian Kerala
vegetable truck with a banana motif The inevitable symbol of vegetarian Kerala – the banana plant, is integral to Keralan cuisine. Every part of the banana plant ‘vazha’ can be used in a meal. Rightfully so, it becomes the bumper
Type spotting
Who I wonder has journeyed from Nagaland to Lulu on a bus? Type spotting in the rain. Nagaland to Lulu
Type spotting
Who I wonder has journeyed from Nagaland to Lulu on a bus? Type spotting in the rain. Nagaland to Lulu
text book hunting
When I saw this, I imagined a whole bunch of type setters sitting in all corners of the state and country churning out pages for school text books in time for the new school year, or an entrance examination to
text book hunting
When I saw this, I imagined a whole bunch of type setters sitting in all corners of the state and country churning out pages for school text books in time for the new school year, or an entrance examination to
kajal kutty
kajal is such an integral part of the beauty routine in South India. whether to make marks on baby to ward off evil or to acheive doe eyed classic malayalee babe looks! Pic courtesy: http://www.aboutkerala.co/2013/01/about-keralakerala-cute-children-kerala.html
kajal kutty
kajal is such an integral part of the beauty routine in South India. whether to make marks on baby to ward off evil or to acheive doe eyed classic malayalee babe looks! Pic courtesy: http://www.aboutkerala.co/2013/01/about-keralakerala-cute-children-kerala.html
Calm before the storm?
Here’s a quiet corner of fortkochi apparently deserted in the monsoon. Rugged, abandoned and quite rightly ‘calm & quiet’.
Calm before the storm?
Here’s a quiet corner of fortkochi apparently deserted in the monsoon. Rugged, abandoned and quite rightly ‘calm & quiet’.
The culture of clutter
It seems to me that everything goes unnoticed, yet makes a larger identity of a ‘busy junction’ area. Kaloor in Cochin has always been a bottle neck for crawling traffic getting in and out of the city; here’s good reason
The culture of clutter
It seems to me that everything goes unnoticed, yet makes a larger identity of a ‘busy junction’ area. Kaloor in Cochin has always been a bottle neck for crawling traffic getting in and out of the city; here’s good reason
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