Kerala

22-year-old Yedu Krishnan became the first priest to perform rituals at the sanctum sanctorium of Manappuram Lord Shiva Temple at Valanjavattom near Thiruvalla.

Owned by Devanarayanan Potty, who is a head priest under the Devaswom Board, the house probably has more books and manuscripts than the entire population of Sreevaraham.

The 54-year-old Union Worker from Thiruvananthapuram diligently carries a bucket of water from a pipe connection in the vicinity every single morning to water the blooming flowers.

The Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram is looking into composting organic waste right at the source, apart from segregating it.

Named ‘Thadathil’, Father Thomas, who hails from Cheenikkuzhi, spent three-and-half decades researching and conducting experiments before finally developing the new variety.

The Kerala Devaswom Board, which has been managing around 3000 Hindu temples and their assets across the state and ensuring their smooth functioning by traditional rituals and customs, has indeed scripted history with this move.

A chemical engineering student at Manipal Institute of Technology, Shreya Siddanagowda had received the arms from Sachin, a B.Com final year student of Ernakulam’s Rajagiri College.

The brainchild of husband-wife duo, Pratheek and Tina Thomas, who live in the heart of Ernakulam with their lovely family of four dogs, the name Studio Kokaachi finds its reference from a monster, Kokaachi, used by parents to scare children into eating their food.

As a tribute to the thankless service of public transport drivers, the students wiped the windshields clean and thoroughly washed the vehicles in and out.

A jewel box - the Nettur Petti was used by women in the royal and aristocratic families as well as, in temples to store ornaments