JADAYUPARA

By Gokul Krishna V and Gokul Krishna G

A hillock located at Chadayamangalam, Kollam. Jadayaupara is noted for the giant rock sculpture of Jatayu, the mythical bird of the epic Ramayana. This place holds the record of the world’s largest bird sculpture. This sculpture of Jadayu was carved out by the famous sculpturer Rajiv Anchal. The main attractions of this place is the Jadayu museum,Adventure Park, and a Cave Resort. A Jadayu nature park is currently under construction.The statue is a beautiful creation. The statue symbolises protection of women. The museum speaks about the story of Jadayu. Cave resort tells about ayurvedic healing paired with tales of Jadayu. Jadayupara is known globally as Jadayu Earth Center.Park is located on a hill-top.Visitors are requested to use a cable car to reach to the top.A paid ticket should be taken,only cameras are allowed.The park is maintained by Jadayupara Tourism Pvt Limited. The park is 38kms from the city of Kollam,46 kms from the city of Trivandrum,52.3 kms Airport.

FASHION TRENDS

By Chandana Nair and Krishna Manila

Regardless of whether it’s a move in social standards, legislative issues, culture, or innovation, design has consistently demonstrated the present time ever. Through the span of the only remaining century or thereabouts, design has moved from tidy and-appropriate dresses to father tennis shoes and suit sets. Navigate to investigate the absolute most unmistakable style staples from consistently from the twentieth century ahead.

1900S: BUSTLE DRESS

Clamors were added to ladies’ dresses as a cushioned underwear beginning in the late nineteenth century and into the mid twentieth century. They were principally used to include completion and bolster the drapery of the real dress, considering huge numbers of them were made with overwhelming texture. Clamors were worn under the skirt in the rear of the dress, set just beneath the midriff so as to keep the skirt from delaying the floor. Now and again, clamors were worn related to crinolines, which were steel outlines situated under the skirt to help clamors and widen the back area.


1900S: GLOVES

In the mid twentieth century, gloves were worn essentially wherever paying little mind to the event. They were viewed as ordinary in numerous ladies’ lives and inside their particular closets. During the day, calfskin and softened cowhide gloves were commonly worn around the house. During the night and on exceptional events, ribbon or silk-lined gloves were worn, and they were generally longer long. In the wintertime, gloves were fixed with fleece or hide to keep warm.

1910S: JUPE CULOTTE

As amazing French originator Paul Poiret went to the tallness of notoriety in Paris as one of the most renowned couture houses pre-World War I, he made the ageless jupe culotte. Poiret was the primary couturier to split away from the Edwardian style in both shading and outline by utilizing a lively shading palette and looser shapes in his plans. His new tasteful was first presented in 1911 and took overwhelming motivation from the group of concubines gasp style predominant in many Middle Eastern societies.

1910S: LAMPSHADE TUNIC

Poiret additionally created another imaginative outline during the 1910s, known as the lampshade tunic. This projecting outline was finished with a wire band, making the roundabout shape at the base, thus the comparing lampshade name. This was one of Poiret’s contemporary plans that was intended to be worn without an undergarment. His fun-loving way to deal with design drove the path for comparative styles to occur in the next decade.

1920S: FLAPPER DRESS

The flapper dress rose to prominence during the 1920s. The drop abdomen move style joined by the enhancing globules, periphery, and different embellishments added lively components to the dress that mirrored the extravagance of the decade. Enormous social change present WWI caused ladies on feel engaged due to picking up the option to cast a ballot in 1920. The overwhelming pervasiveness of Jazz music and disallowance likewise propelled carelessness among the young. This cultural move made for ideal planning for the flapper dress to offer an unpredictably upscale expression, alongside the short bounce haircut that was regularly worn related to the dress.

1920S: CLOCHE HAT

The cap is one frill that each lady had in her closet. The cloche cap specifically came into prevalence during the 1920s because of its remarkable ringer shape. Its round crown and little overflow was complemented by a shortsighted embellishment like a bow, bloom, or workmanship deco-enlivened shape. As a rule, ladies needed to tilt their head back while they were wearing it in light of the fact that the low-overflow made it somewhat hard to see.

1930S: EVENING GOWNS

Many consider the 1930s the “Brilliant Age of Glamor.” Given the financial setting in the years following the Great Depression, this decade was about available lavishness which made the prepared wear market to detonate inside the U.S. Old Hollywood stars would be imagined on the cinema wearing long, risqué evening outfits made of silk, velvet, or chiffon and would copy an attractive dream that numerous American ladies needed to impersonate in their own lives.

1930S: FUR STOLE

By the 1930s, hide in style had gotten increasingly ordinary in regular society. The cost of hide started to climb, and it was viewed as an extravagance to claim a bit of hide in your closet. While fur garments were progressively famous towards the start of the twentieth century, styles started to contract and abbreviate as they turned out to be increasingly worthy to wear during the daytime.

1940S: BOILER SUITS

In December 1941, the U.S. authoritatively entered WWII. A huge number of men were drafted into the war, in this way leaving a tremendous requirement for more ladies to enter the workforce. From office to processing plant occupations, ladies started assuming control over the positions recently involved by men. These new positions required workwear dress that was explicitly intended for ladies’ bodies. They started wearing heater suits, or coveralls in occupations that necessary all the more genuinely requesting work. These evaporator suits were regularly made of denim or heavyweight cotton canvas, included fastens down the front, and were commonly baggy all through, making them simple to get in and out of. The modern look of these suits changed the course of womenswear throughout the following quite a few years. Not exclusively were ladies demonstrating that they could do regularly male overwhelmed employments, however that their closet didn’t need to be so limiting either. Rosie the Riveter, who wore a blue evaporator suit, turned into a social image of this development.

1940S: CHRISTIAN DIOR’S NEW LOOK

Christian Dior’s New Look assortment that appeared in 1947 presented another outline that would before long assume control over the style world. The organized shoulders, highlighted waistline, and voluminous layered skirt showed a particular visual complexity to pre-war styles. A large number of the articles of clothing right now the course that style took, and soon Dior’s female New Look was imitated in boutiques everywhere throughout the world.

1950S: PEARL JEWELRY

The ’50s realized a period of local refinement for ladies in Western culture because of the time of increased birth rates age post-WWII. Ladies were relied upon to remain at home, and look great while doing family errands. This June Cleaver-eque way of life mirrored the TV character’s style, also, with the promotion of pearl adornments. Pearl pieces of jewelry specifically are most firmly connected with ladies’ polish during this time.

Our Trip to Wayanad

By Balagopan and Adithya.M

Wayanad is a hill station in Kerala, which attracts a large number of local as well as foreign tourists. The chilling climate in Wayanad with its marvellous natural beauty makes it one of the best tourist attractions in God’s own Country and called as the green paradise of Kerala. Some of the major tourist attractions in Wayanad are Edakkal Caves, Chembra Peak, Lakkidi View Point, Kuruvadweep and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. We were on a budget trip and also wasn’t in a hurry to visit all the locations.

Our Trip to Wayanad

We reached Wayanad in the evening. It was already getting dark, much sooner than other parts of Kerala. We stopped at Lakkidi Viewpoint, which is the gateway of Wayanad. Nearly 300 people were relaxing and enjoying the beauty of nature. We parked our bike on the side of the road where several other cars and bikes were parked. There was no proper parking area, so it was a bit dangerous to park the bike on the side of the road without much lighting. So we parked our bikes with putting on the parking lights so that  the vehicles approaching can identify our bikes and thus make it safe We were amazed to see the scenery from there. It was pretty dark and the view of fog rising from the valleys to the top of the hills was an experience to remember forever. Everyone was busy clicking photos of the raising fog but I saw most people were complaining they couldn’t catch any proper pictures in the camera since the fog was covering all the views in the already dark valleys.

My friend didn’t want to leave the viewpoint but we had to move on. We didn’t have any reservation for the hotel, so we had to drive around and find a place to stay. The first hotel we noticed was Hotel Pepper Wayanad Gate, which is along the highway itself just 2 kilometres from the viewpoint. Even though we had seen good reviews of Pepper Wayanad Gate, we decided to skip it since it was beyond our budget. We reached Kalpetta, which is a small town but still active in the night. There were many hotels and we found one small hotel, which is close to the main junction and looked matching our budget. We walked into the reception and asked for a room. The guy in the reception stared at me as if I have come asking for a free room but showed me a few options. We took a double bed non-A/c room on the third floor. I was wondering who would need an A/c room in the chilling weather there. One good thing about such budget hotels is, they don’t charge anything extra for the rooms with good views. After all, most people coming into such hotels just need room to sleep at the best price and they don’t care for the views from the room. But we were lucky to get a room overlooking the hills. We opened the window and the view of mountains and valleys at far was really amazing.

We planned a trip of three days but later extended for one more day as we couldn’t cover all the places It was a fabulous trip and we enjoyed a lot. After several hours of driving, we both were tired and decided to sleep early after a quick dinner in the “thattukada” (country style restaurant) next to the hotel. Maybe because we were too hungry, the dosa and chutney tasted like the best food I have ever eaten! We had a chat with the hotel guy about the places to visit in Wayanad, other than the places we had already visited. He told about a list of activities to do in Wayanad including trekking, hiking, off road riding, camping and rafting. Also, gave the contact number of a company who arranges such activities for the tourists. We promised to come back to do all activities we missed doing this time and decided to try the bamboo rafting the next time which is a great experience as many told us about their rafting experience. We would definitely try rafting next time.

EDAKKAL CAVES

By Akshara and Sree Lekshmi J

Places have always fascinated mankind. Travelling and exploring new realms of freedom has added beauty and tranquility to human experiences. From the  time of antiquity men loved jaunts and it was more-often a time for them to be free from their busy schedules of life. Different places have different stories to tell .The vibe and ambience provided by places vary from one to another .Travelling actually matures a man it is always exciting and fascinating to be around new set of completely different people ,custom and culture.

It was a very pleasant experience to be at the two Natural caves of Wayanad district-Edakkal Caves. The caves are situated 1200m above sea level on Ambukuttu Mala in the Western Ghats. The name ‘Edakkal’ literally means ‘a stone in between .Here one can actually witness a cave formed by a heavy boulder straddling a fissure in a rock. This cave is famous for its pictorial cave paintings. The guide told us that this place is believed to be the habitat of Neolithic men.

                                                        The very site of the place astonished me. These caves show us the nature’s skill in architecture. The place offers a combination of beauty, adventure and trecking. Edakkal caves is the only place in India with cravings dated back to stone age. There is a long way to walk to the cave from the parking area. We had to climb enormous no of steps to reach the top. First it seemed a bit challenging. The view from the top was worth enough for a life time joy. It was a stepping in to the bygone era. The monkeys at the hills were busy enjoying and posing at the tourists camera. On the way there were several bamboo benches to relax. The stairs were also carved out of stones. The cold wind blew away all the tiredness of the journey. There are many stories existing behind the formation of the caves. This place has drawn great attention for the tourists, archaeologists and historians. The inscriptions and drawings on the rock show cased the talents of the ancient people. It is a best place to get in touch with nature. There was an iron railing to protect the stone cravings. Even photography was prohibited due to some reason. The trip was both thrilling and informative. In a trip to wayanad edakkal caves is a place worth visiting.

Explore Alleppey

By  Theerdha G pillai and Krishnaveni U.R

 

The place of honest and straightforward people whose regional language is Malayalam. The district Alappuzha of Kerala is known for its backwater. Today it’s known as  “Alleppey backwater” which attracts thousands of tourists. Lord Curzon named Alappuzha as “the Venice of the East”. The foodie world of karimeen and mutton biryani and many more spiciness opens in Alappuzha. Recently, the flood and droughts mainly affected in the district  as it is covered by backwater. Therefore, Alappuzha peoples are generally  hardworking and gone through many survival aspects. The district shows a moderately warm climate in general.

Let’s get into a little background before the exciting journey. The story behind the name “the Venice of the East” is interesting in the late 19th century when Lord Curzon the viceroy of the Indian empire made a visit to the state Alleppey (earlier). He is fascinated by the conjoined beauty of the coconut plains and the backwaters. He exclaimed:

“Here nature has spent upon the land richest bounties”

“Alleppey the Venice of the east!”

Alappuzha is well known for its trade relations during the middle ages with Greece and Rome.

The early Chiras, who had their home in Kuttanad  were called Kuttuans , named after this place. The district is also known for the archaeological antiquities such as stone inscripts, monument temples, churches, rock, cut caves etc. Religions and cultures flourished under the 2nd chera empire. And also played a role in the freedom struggle of the country “punnapara and vayalar”in 1946 against the Congress ministry thus gave a strong birth for the Communist party too!.

*A little background check is good for   enjoying the trip to its fullest.

 So, let’s start the next half of this Travelogue.

There are even new restaurant recently serving meals at Rs. 25 at Mannancherry by the state Government. An interesting fact is that Alappuzha now has more than five hotels including one serving free food four times daily. Talking about the places, the tourists review show’s the shops like Gafoor store which is a place for chilling snack time, the Cafe Catamaran- gives another impression of Alappuzha, the Pulickattil-the handicraft shop, the Ambalappuzha temple which is a great sight of Alappuzha tradition which are some examples of the people’s choices. It is a must to watch the boat racing or at least to get the ride of House boating of Alappuzha, if you are currently in the destination or seeking for Alappuzha as a visiting point.

 The story of Nehru escorted in a huge snake boat given a boost up for boat racing for the people hence on 1st July 1969 the trophy of boat racing is renamed as “Nehru trophy”. The race gives the spirit and refreshment of Alappuzha just like the Alleppey beach, which is our next important spot. The beach is not a place of swimming because the current is very strong and the water is very deeper. But still, don’t miss the sight. There are mainly two main Indian Coffee Houses, one in the centre (Mullackal Road) and another at Alleppey beach. They serves the cheap, tasty and intact the original south Indian food, ice-cream and their signature Coffee which can match up a perfect evening vibe.