An overview of what has been happening in Kerala in the past month.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interview with Sreevalsan J MenonIn this interview Sreevalsan J Menon talks about his music journey, his Gurus, musical experiments and about the songs he composed for the Malayalam film My Mother's Laptop.
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November Talk ShowThis episode covers some of the recent news items concerning Kerala and India. Following are the topics I discuss in this episode:
1) Kerala's Kashmir connection
2) Malayalam movies in Indian panorama
3) Barack Obama's presidency and it's impact on us
4) Mamootty getting into politics?
5) Malayala Manorama spreading false news
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Are the vaccines safe?Four children died yesterday in Tamil Nadu after an anti-measles vaccination. Here in this interview, Dr. Hari discusses the dangers of polio vaccination.
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Tribute to Kadammanitta and K TRemembering Kadammanitta and K T Mohammed.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Naattu VieseshangalListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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Ore Kadal - Movie reviewReview of Ore Kadal, from the critically acclaimed director Shyamaprasad.
Coming up:
Interview with Vinod George Joseph, author of Hitchhiker
Title music of this episode by: Ajit Gopalakrishnan
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M-Pod LaunchThis is the very first episode of Malayalam podcasting in the Internet world. I talk about life, literature, society, movies and music -- everything about Kerala.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interview with Pradip SomasundaramPradip Somasundaran needs no introduction for people from Kerala and for those who have heard/seen the first of its kind musical program Meri Aawaaz Suno in Dooradarshan some years back. He won Lata Mangeshkar award for the best Male singer. And the best female singer was Sunidhi Chauhan. Now he sings for the movies and albums. A great singer and a cool and humble person.In this episode,Pradip talks about the following:
About his musical career before Meri Awaz Suno
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NaattarivuIn this week's episode, Dr. C. R. Rajagopal (who is teaching Malayalam in Keralavarma College, Thrissur) talks about the folk knowledge of Kerala and the importance of knowing our culture and the knowledge that our ancestors had passed on to us.
Dr. Rajagopal is the director of Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Thrissoor that accredited in the world intellectual property organisation, Geneva. The group is working and documenting the traditional knowledge systems. It has published 25 books. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Singing Priest"Music is the bridge between religions" - Says Fr. Paul Poovathingal CMI who has earned the name the "singing priest." Fr. Paul is a graduate in English and Psychology from Christ College, Bangalore. Though he had exposure to music at the age of 17, his seminary duties did not allow him much time to presume it. But after graduation the pull was too strong to resist and at the age of 31 he dedicated himself to the study of Carnatic music. But why was it so? It is not common for a Christian p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
VayalammaIn this episode, you can can listen to a few folk songs of Kerala, sung by a group called "Vayali" from Vadakkanchery, Thrissur.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SaanthwanamIn this episode, you can can listen to an interviw with Mr. P. K. Muraleedharan Raja, Joint Secretary of Pain & Palliative Care Society, Thrissur branch. Pain & Palliative Care Society helps the patients who need medical, mental and financial support.
Pain & Palliative Care is a concept started by a social worker and a doctor Ms. Sicily Sonders in United Kingdom in 1965. Their operations begun in India around 25 years ago and 12 years ago their Kerala branch was also started. Their center ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Theyyam -- The Dravidian ResistanceHere is an interview with Sri. Rajan Panicker, a Theyyam artist. He talks about:
Origin of Theyyam
Theyyam costumes
Caste system & Theyyam
Male domination in Theyyam
Social aspects of Theyyam
Theyyam Artists
I had a trip to North Kerala to blogger Thulasi's homeland Kakkaatt, in Kasaragod district. It was to see Theyyams in its pure form. The ones you see in the television or in other towns in Kerala would be for the political processions or some cultural presentation packs offered to for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
When two singers met - Gayatri & PradipTwo friends. Two wonderful singers. Came together for a chat for M-Pod. One of them interviewed the other. The "meri awaz suno" fame Pradip Somasundaram interviews state award winning singer Gayathri in this episode.
M-Pod has covered an interview with Pradip earlier and you're all familiar with him now. You know Gayathri through the songs like Thumbi kinnaaram from the movie Naran, Chaanchaadiyaadi from Makalkku, Enthe nee kanna (state award winning song), Deena dayaalo raama from Arayan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
When two singers met - Part 2Two friends. Two wonderful singers. Came together for a chat for M-Pod. One of them interviewed the other. The "meri awaz suno" fame Pradip Somasundaram interviews state award winning singer Gayathri in this episode.
M-Pod has covered an interview with Pradip earlier and you're all familiar with him now. You know Gayathri through the songs like Thumbi kinnaaram from the movie Naran, Chaanchaadiyaadi from Makalkku, Enthe nee kanna (state award winning song), Deena dayaalo raama from Arayann ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Seenai - An all-male self-help group from VizhinjamSeenai - An all-male self-help group from Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram. This episode was conceptualized and produced by Radio Alakal. Radio Alakal is a venture of www.indiadisasters.org. For any queries or questions, please contact Mr. L. Ajith at lajith_s@rediffmail.com or lajith_s@hotmail.comListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Plachimada StoryRobin is the coordinator of Keraleeyam magazine published from Thrissur. He took part in forming the Plachimada Protest Support Committee and now he is the convener of the Plachimada Study Committee. I wanted to know the truth behind the Plachimada anti-Coke protest in detail and wanted to know the motives behind the protest. This interview has cleared many of my concerns and I hope it does the same for the readers. Keraleeyam has been writing about the issue since 1998.
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The Plachimada Story - Part IIThe Plachimada Story - Part II
Robin is the coordinator of Keraleeyam magazine published from Thrissur. He took part in forming the Plachimada Protest Support Committee and now he is the convener of the Plachimada Study Committee. I wanted to know the truth behind the Plachimada anti-Coke protest in detail and wanted to know the motives behind the protest. This interview has cleared many of my concerns and I hope it does the same for the readers. Keraleeyam has been writing about the issue ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
