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November 21, 2009

Defining Moments


When you live on a city built on seven hills, Saturday mornings always take on a mystic quality. 

For three years now, I have lived and worked in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram, in its native Malayalam).  
Beyond its status as Kerala’s verdant capital, Trivandrum is one ‘Incredible India’ experience that you must encounter in this lifetime. Art, bureaucracy, politics add daily spice to its swirl of activity, making it one of India’s best cities to live in—for the right reasons.

There’s more on Trivandrum at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivandrum

Here in the city’s incredibly well preserved palaces and tree-lined boulevards, I have encountered artists, entrepreneurs, mystics and zealots of every stripe.  In 1036 BC, awestruck sailors and spice traders stepping off King Solomon’s ships at a port called Ophir (now Poovar) off Trivandrum’s palm-crested shores were stunned by the beauty and tranquility of Kerala. In 2009, Trivandrum evokes exactly the same reaction in tourists and in Fortune 500 CIOs who step off intercontinental flights to explore the Kerala’s IT potential.  

Incidentally, if you are looking for my pad, look to the right wing of the apartment you see, just above the tree line.
(That’s right!) That’s where these lines are being written to you.

Just thought I’d share this with you. Why?
Because, it is an incredibly beautiful Trivandrum morning. Thank you for Visiting.

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I am a writer and communications professional, based out of Trivandrum, India. Communications is, for me, a passion-turned-profession.
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