Gone are the days of great rains ? When will we see rains like this ?
Now we have the sidereal month of Capricorn and it is cold at morn and hot at midday.
We cannot expect any rains now. There may be summer rains but then these are occasional. Edava Pathi will begin on May 29 and we have to wait till that time for the rain gods to smile.
Now we are bracing for a blistering summer. It is to be noted that last year more than 100 people died due to sunstroke.
Climate Change, triggered by Global Warming, can be a big threat. We hope that people will take precautions this summer.
Now the Sun is transiting Alpha Sagittari and we have to wait for rains till the Sun enters the Pleaides, the Seven Sisters. Summer rains may intrude but then these are only of short duration. Kerala does get summer rains, may be, 200 – 400 mm.
I went to Trivandrum to install a software. When I got some extra time, I went to the Shankhumukham beach.
The Shankhumugham Beach is the favourite beach coming to watch sunsets. This beauteous beach is proximate to the Trivandrum International Airport and the famous Veli Tourism Village.
Very near to my client’s place is the Ashram of Amma. I met her yesterday. She was giving a spiritual lecture at her ashram. It was a good spiritual experience.
An indoor recreation club, the statue of a mermaid, the matsya kanyaka, are some of the features of this park. The giant statue of the mermaid is a 35 m long sculpture. A National Park nearby is an added attraction.
The beach sands are of reddish yellow hue.
The nearest Railway Station, Trivandrum Central, is just 7 km away. The Trivandrum Airport is just a drive away.
This beach is well maintained and one can glimpse the beauty of Nature..
This beach is part of Kerala’s 600 km coastline. Tamil Nadu has 1000 km coastline and Gujarat 1600 kms. India has 7500 km coastline. Peninsular India has 5500 kms of coastline, while India’s islands, Nicobar, Andamans and Laccadives have 2000 kms of coastline !
Hotles to stay during your trip to Trivandrum, the official capital of Kerala.
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach Kovalam Thiruvananthapuram -695527
Karikkathi Beach House Cliff Beach Garden, South of Kovalam, North of Chowara, Via Nagar Bhagavathi Temple, Mulloor Thottam, Pulinkudi, Thiruvananthapuram karikkathi@gmail.com www.karikkathibeachhouse.com + 91 471 2400956, + 91 98470 69654, Tariff Euro 75 – 590
Poovar Island Resorts K.P. VII/911 Pozhiyoor Thiruvananthapuram – 695513
On the Shankhumugham Beach, you can see the Devi Temple. It is well maintained. Just one km away is the Veli Estuary, where the Veli River meets the roaring Arabian Sea !
The Veli Tourist Village is a beautiful picnic spot. The VIllage is open from 0800 – 1800 hrs.
This picnic spot offers boating facilities. Paddle boats and pedal boats can be hired to explore the charms of the lagoon. Speedboats are available for a fast ride on the waters. Children relish the sculpture which tenant the landscape.
Here are the rentals for boats
Speedboat – Rs 150 per head Safari boat – 15 per head 4 seater pedal boat – 100 per hour 2 seater pedal boat – 80 per hour
Veli Youth Hostel – Ph 2500785
Trivandrum Airport is just 3 kms away from Veli and Trivandrum Railway Station just 8 kms away.
On the Shankhumugham Beach, you can see the Devi Temple. It is well maintained. Just one km away is the Veli Estuary, where the Veli River meets the roaring Arabian Sea !
The Veli Tourist Village is a beautiful picnic spot. The VIllage is open from 0800 – 1800 hrs.
This picnic spot offers boating facilities. Paddle boats and pedal boats can be hired to explore the charms of the lagoon. Speedboats are available for a fast ride on the waters. Children relish the sculpture which tenant the landscape.
Here are the rentals for boats
Speedboat – Rs 150 per head Safari boat – 15 per head 4 seater pedal boat – 100 per hour 2 seater pedal boat – 80 per hour
Veli Youth Hostel – Ph 2500785
Trivandrum Airport is just 3 kms away from Veli and Trivandrum Railway Station just 8 kms away.
I went to Trivandrum to install a software. When I got some extra time, I went to the Shankhumukham beach.
The Shankhumugham Beach is the favourite beach of those coming to watch sunsets. This beauteous beach is proximate to the Trivandrum International Airport and the famous Veli Tourism Village.
Very near to my client’s place is the Ashram of Amma. I met her yesterday. She was giving a spiritual lecture at her ashram. It was a good spiritual experience.
An indoor recreation club, the statue of a mermaid, the matsya kanyaka, are some of the features of this park. The giant statue of the mermaid is a 35 m long sculpture. A National Park nearby is an added attraction.
The beach sands are of reddish yellow hue.
The nearest Railway Station, Trivandrum Central, is just 7 km away. The Trivandrum Airport is just a drive away.
This beach is well maintained and one can glimpse the beauty of Nature..
This beach is part of Kerala’s 600 km coastline. Tamil Nadu has 1000 km coastline and Gujarat 1600 kms. India has 7500 km coastline. Peninsular India has 5500 kms of coastline, while India’s islands, Nicobar, Andamans and Laccadives have 2000 kms of coastline !
Hotles to stay during your trip to Trivandrum, the official capital of Kerala.
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach Kovalam Thiruvananthapuram -695527
Karikkathi Beach House Cliff Beach Garden, South of Kovalam, North of Chowara, Via Nagar Bhagavathi Temple, Mulloor Thottam, Pulinkudi, Thiruvananthapuram karikkathi@gmail.com www.karikkathibeachhouse.com + 91 471 2400956, + 91 98470 69654, Tariff Euro 75 – 590
Poovar Island Resorts K.P. VII/911 Pozhiyoor Thiruvananthapuram – 695513
Tourism Marketing is defined as the enabler of a country to invite guests from different cultures, customs, traditions, to enjoy their rich culture, heritage, cuisines, art and architecture, entertainment and hospitality.
Tourism Industry is the largest employment generator in the world. We find that small countries like Malaysia and Singapore woo millions of foreign tourists and bag billions of foreign exchange. India has been lagging behind so far, due to innumerable reasons.
Now India tourism receipts show better stats. India received $15 billion and Kerala received $3 billion. India, who houses rich tourist locations, have so far been at the bottom of the World Tourism Receipt countries and does not figure in the top ten. This is mainly because of the step daughterly treatment Tourism Industry got from the country’s planners. It was only last year that the Government allocated 1000 crores in the Indian budget for the Tourism sector.
United States lead with receipts of over $ 100 b. Spain is second with 60 b, Germany, UK and China are about 40 billion.
Tourism infrastructure should be improved in India, if India is to exploit the full potential of Tourism. India at the moment receives 5 million Foreign Tourist Arrivals and earns more than $ 15 b in forex. Domestic tourists have gone up to 200 million. This low rank of India, when compared to other countries, is due to the lack of vision of the Indian authorities, who considered Tourism as a pastime for the rich !
Tourism is actually Recreational Therapy. When the mind is fed up with daily chores and hard work, a vacation becomes the need of the hour. People prefer beaches and backwaters and the mind finds relief in vacational experiences !
Kerala was an unknown destination, till the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, promoted it. Kerala is promoted as Green and Cool, in contrast to the hot and dusty India !. Kerala is totally different from the rest. She receives seven months of continous rainfall, almost 3000 mm of rains per year, and is full of greenery, and looks like a Paradise on earth.
India at the moment has a poor marketing image and she has to improve her marketing efforts. Tourism Marketing is different from other forms of Marketing and needs a well integrated marketing approach. You are marketing a country and Positioning and Promotion are twin eyes. It is integrated with leisure, entertainment, transportation, communication and all service sectors. The whole process has to be revitalized and a full fledged marketing process should be undertaken. The same old Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning method can be used in this form of marketing, to bring home the bacon.
India possesses everything. The rich cultural heritage, sprawling deserts, highest mountains, sculptures, temples, palaces, delicious cuisines, rare mixture of life style – all these make India a Cross Cultural Paradise on earth. The Private Sector should work with the Government to make India a great destination for the traveller.
We have lost this massive golden opportunity for the last 53 years and should not do so in the future, which belongs to China and India. This decade will see the emergence of these two giants, the Dragon and the sleeping Elephant !
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The beaches of the Western world are no doubt great, but the traveller and tourist can have different experiences with the beaches of the East. The beach resorts of Asia are a good competition to the best beach destinations of the world. The great mystic civilization of the East, its emphasis on Mysticism and inner control, exotic natural landscapes, the mentality of the locals totally different from their Western counterparts, are great attractions to the global tourists.
The USPs of Asian vacation are its great backwaters, its unique beaches with clear waters, coral reefs and mammoth waves for surfing. The global traveller who chooses to go East will have to choose from the countries of a massive continent with a wide choice of tropical places with unique sandy beaches. From Israel to Sri Lanka, from Egypt to Indonesia, Thailand, India and the Philippines, a great variety of beaches awaits the traveller !
Kerala, green and cool, and breathtaking in its natural beauty, is one of the best choices for Beach Tourism.
Here we give a list of the 27 beaches that adorn God’s own Country, so called by Walter Mendis, because of its lush green landscape.
Though Kerala is famous for its backwaters, this land house some of the India’s finest beaches. Kerala’s 900 km coastline is embellished with sandy beaches, coconut palms and rocky capes. The blue waves washing the sandy beaches is a good sight to behold.
The beaches – alluring, clean with a blue background, are a great escapism from the routine drudgeries of life. You can watch the sun disappear into the horizon, the pageantry of the wandering clouds and changing hues of the sky. It is Nature in its pristine beauty. You can chase the crabs, race the waves, do sun bathing and watch another day at the beach unfold leisurely. Beaches are the vacationer’s Paradise.
These vacations can become unforgettable holidays because of the friendly people and the delectable seafood cuisine you normally get at beach resorts !
1) Nattika Beach, Trichur
This beach is situated 30 kms off Trichur and is an ideal place to spend a leisurely day. A perfect picnic spot, because of the the rhythmic waves and the stretch of sand golden. You will be bewitched by the swaying palm trees, which seem to hum the Music of Nature ! Amidst the rural setting, you will find resorts which give you the best seafood cuisine along with vegetarian.
2) Vadanappally Beach, Trichur
Located just 20 km off Trichur, Vadanappally Beach is a great sight to behold. For those who are looking for a picnic and fun at the beach, this calm beach fringed with coconut palms is ideal. 3) Chavakkad Beach Just 5 kms off Guruvayur ( just half an hour journey from Trichur ), this 15 km long beach is breathtaking in its beauty. If you travel to Chavakkad Azhimukham, the Chavakkad Estuary, where the sea confuences with a river, you can enjoy the beauty of the sea and the beauty of the river ! Fringed with coconut palms and green ambience, this Estuary is one of the best places to go, as you can enjoy Nature in her pristine beauty. ‘ Nature never did betray the heart that loved her” said Wordsworth !
4) Alleppey Beach, Alappuzha Alleppey Beach is one of the most popular beach locations in Kerala. A perfect picnic spot for the family. The pier which extends into the sea is just 140 years old. There are entertainment facilities at the Vijaya Beach Park, which add to the attraction of this beauteous beach.
5) Marari Beach, Alleppey Just an hour from Cochin lies this beauteous beach, right in the heart of the Spice Coast. This beach is a tantalising stretch of sandy beach fringed with palms, and a Heaven for those who want to get away from the Madding Crowd, from the hustle and bustle of city life.
6) Fort Kochi Beach, Ernakulam
Adorned with Chinese fishing nets, this beach is a must see for those who hunger for Nature in her primordial beauty. Great sunsets can be viewed on this beach. On New Years Eve, people flock to his beach. You get a lot of seafood cuisine also. Also drinks. You can see the fishing folk come out with great catches. You can view how the Chinese fishing nets operate.
7) Cherai Beach, Vypeen Islands
Ideal for swimming, this superb beach is just 45 kms off from Cochin City. You can watch dolphins which are occasionally seen here. You can see a typical Kerala village, adorned with coconut trees and paddy fields ! 8) Payyambalam Beach, Kannur
This beach is near St Angelo’s Fort and this beach is turning out to be a major tourist attraction. The famous sculptor, Kunji Raman, has made several statues and scuptures on the beach as well as the park adjacent to the beach.
9) Mazhuppilangadi Beach, Kannur
This is a 4.5 km long beach and the uniqueness of this beach is that vehicles can be driven through this beach without getting stuck in the sand. This is also known as the Mazhuppilangadi Drive-In Beach for this reason. As the beach does not have violent waves and is shallow, this beach is fancied by swimmers !
The Canoly Canal is Kerla’s vital inland waterway.
The Canoly Canal starts from Ponnani and flows thru Trichur, meets Periyar and meets the Vembanad Lake. So this inland waterway can stretch from Malappuram to Alleppey. Goods can be transported via the canal which will ease road and rail traffic. General boating and tourists can travel, if this canal built by a Westerner can be revived !
IT is said that the Government has already initiated a project to revive the canal. It was the visit of a team led by B R Menon, Chairman, KSINC, which triggered the significance of the Canal.
The Canoly Canal was built by the earstwhile Governor of Malabar. Till the late 1950s, the Canal was used as a major waterway for the transportation of goods and ferrying passengers.
Today the Canal represents a pathetic picture. BR Menon said that the Government is actively trying to develop the canal. This major inland waterway can connect many districts and goods and passenger traffic can be would be introduced through it and this will ease roal and rail traffic.
Dredging will be carried out every year. The Canal will be deepened at some places. 3.1 cr would have to be spent for strengthening the walls of the Canal. The Canal is part of the West Coast Canal System. It has a width varying from 6 to 20 meters and the water depth ranges from .5 to 2 meters.
Inland water system is cheaper by 50% than that of road and rail systems. It is also environment friendly and fuel efficient mode of transportation.
Kerala Tourism will receive a boost, if this canal is revived.
The Canoly Canal is Kerla’s vital inland waterway.
The Canoly Canal starts from Ponnani and flows thru Trichur, meets Periyar and meets the Vembanad Lake. So this inland waterway can stretch from Malappuram to Alleppey. Goods can be transported via the canal which will ease road and rail traffic. General boating and tourists can travel, if this canal built by a Westerner can be revived !
IT is said that the Government has already initiated a project to revive the canal. It was the visit of a team led by B R Menon, Chairman, KSINC, which triggered the significance of the Canal.
The Canoly Canal was built by the earstwhile Governor of Malabar. Till the late 1950s, the Canal was used as a major waterway for the transportation of goods and ferrying passengers.
Today the Canal represents a pathetic picture. BR Menon said that the Government is actively trying to develop the canal. This major inland waterway can connect many districts and goods and passenger traffic can be would be introduced through it and this will ease roal and rail traffic.
Dredging will be carried out every year. The Canal will be deepened at some places. 3.1 cr would have to be spent for strengthening the walls of the Canal. The Canal is part of the West Coast Canal System. It has a width varying from 6 to 20 meters and the water depth ranges from .5 to 2 meters.
Inland water system is cheaper by 50% than that of road and rail systems. It is also environment friendly and fuel efficient mode of transportation.
Kerala Tourism will receive a boost, if this canal is revived.
As India’s world class hospitals lure foreign tourists, India has become a major destination for Health Tourism.
44 year old June Profitt had her knee replaced at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. When she went to Nottingham Hospital, it had a six year waiting list. Her Indian Doctor told her to go to India for treatment. She looked up the Net and spotted Apollo Chennai. They corresponded with the Hospital. ‘ I paid $ 4000, which included a 10 day stay at Sterling Beach Resort. Back home it would have cost $ 10000. Now I am not scared that I would scream in pain when I put my foot down. And what better place to recuperate than a Beach Resort”.
Another British national, Gregory Bates suffered a heart attack while holidaying in Goa.’ I had the choice to go back home for the bypass”, he said “But I chose to stay on. My family was concerned but having heard about Indian medical expertise, I was confident that I was in safe hands. The pre-operative support of Wockhardt Heart Institute in Bangalore while I was in Goa proved that I would get uncompromised care.” . “ His successful surgery is an indicator that heart surgery in India is on par with the world”, said Dr Vivek Jawali, chief cardiovascular surgeon at Wockhardt who operated on Bates.
“At this juncture we cannot sit back”, said Dr P C Reddy. ” We have everything to move ahead.” The private sector has already offered to help. The makeover is striking, hospital floors are squeaky clean and interiors complete with those of Five Star Hotels. Many hospitals have prayer rooms, translators, visa extension and currency exchange services. The Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in Bangalore had 8000 patients from Bangladesh last year. Apollo Chennai is referring many a patient for alternative therapy to Soukya, a holistic health center in Bangalore.
Bates and Profitt experienced Indian medical efficiencey. Indian health care made headlines when Dr D Shetty closed a hole in the heart of Noor Fatima, a child from Pakistan last year. The father of Noor Fatima, A I Ramadhan, had requested the help of the Indian cricket team which was then touring Pakistan last year. The Indian cricket team relayed the message back home. The Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital at Bangalore offered to help, to give free surgery to the child. She was successfully operated. After that, the number of patients coming to Indian hospitals from West Asia & the West increased considerably. Last year saw 150,000 foreing patients visting India for treatment.
Quality medical care is the mantra and Dr S K Sama sees tremendous potential for Indian medical expertise, holistic and otherwise. ‘ Professional expertise in the country is as good as in the best hospitals abroad”, remarks he . ” We give personalised attention at much lower costs but provide top of the line services. In five years, things would be totally different. Europeans will be seeking health care here. “
Robert Peter Mutton was another Briton who got treated at economical rates. He was holidaying in Kochi when his gall bladder started acting up. “I just spent Rs 64000, which is amazing” said Robert Peter Mutton. They went to Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi. ” I would have spent $ 10000 in London” said Mutton after treatment. “There is no difference between doctors here and back home”
It was the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi, founded by a spiritual giant, Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi ( http://www.amritapuri.org/ ), which cured Yan Zheng, a receptionist from China. Cancer struck Yan when she was working in Beijing. She got treated at Shanghai but she lost her left eye, the upper jaw, half the lower jaw & facial nerves as a bye-product.
When she met the CEO of AIMS, Dr Kuriakose, he recommended India. The doctors at AIMS did four surgeries on her and now she is all right. The four reconstructive surgeries cost her Rs 3 lakh. It would have cost her 18 lakhs in the US.
Integrated Medicine is just common sense. The diseases which are not cured by Allopathy can be cured by other alternative therapies. For surgeries and immediate relief, one can rely on Allopathy. Ayurveda will take care of the diseases which need long cure, as it no side effects. .
Medical Training in India
Now professionals, particularly Asian, are happy about being trained in India, despite the West’s formidable reputation as the last word in higher education in Medicine.
Dr Amit Shrestha and his wife, Dr Shrishti, found it convenient to do their MD in Bangalore at Manipal Hospital. They had come from Nepal. While Amit is training to be a cardiologist, his wife wants to be a dermatologist. ” Indian Doctors are world renowned. If we train in India, our respect back home would grow tenfold”, said Amit.
“It was a great experience “, says Clara Perinchery , a German-born MD student, who came to Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center in Kochi, to learn about tropical countries. Dr M Abdul Hannan said ” I enjoy working here. Where else would I have learnt so much ? “. He is training at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, Delhi & he admitted that he was inspired by the Chief Cardiologist, Dr Naresh Trehan. Ayurveda
The motto of Ayurveda is ” Progress Through Research ” ( Anusandanena Abhyudayam ).
