‘Shubha Mangalyam’ by Vidya Vox garners one million views A three-language romantic video song by renowned Indian-American singer Vidya Vox on the wedding in Kerala has garnered over a million views on YouTube, highlighting the state’s irresistible appeal as an ideal destination for marriage and honeymooners. The three-and-a-half-minute ‘Shubha Mangalyam’ video, featuring lyrics in English, Hindi and Malayalam, portrays a non-Malayali couple celebrating their wedding in Kerala and enjoying the picturesque charm of the southern state. Vidya completed this lilting music track — a unique mash-ups of western pop with Indian classical — in collaboration with Kerala Tourism this mid-summer. The song has garnered positive responses from viewers, effectively earning a global appeal a...
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Undeterred by the pandemic-induced impediments, Kerala Tourism has completed around 18 Muziris Heritage Projects within the deadline set for them, Minister for Tourism and Public Works PA Mohamed Riyas has said. These projects, stretching across Thrissur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, will be inaugurated in July and August, the Minister said after a review meeting of Muziris Heritage Projects here. The works have been completed very fast due to the consistent intervention of the government and the support of people’s representatives of the respective districts. These Muziris Projects are expected to attract more tourists to the state, Riyas said. The Minister also said that more infrastructure projects will be taken up in Kovalam by using the fund from the Kerala I...
Read MoreResponsible Tourism Mission to prepare app’s content Kerala Tourism will soon come out with a mobile app to further strengthen the country’s first ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ initiative launched by the state government to turn the state’s tourism sector gender inclusive. State Responsible Tourism Mission (RT Mission), the nodal agency for implementing the ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project, has been asked to prepare the content of the app, which will have all location-specific information and images including the socio-cultural features of various places of Kerala, to serve as a ready reckoner on the unique project. A young woman kayaks through the backwaters of Monroe Island in Kollam District, Kerala, South India. Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas rolled out the initiative in Oc...
Read MoreThe second edition of the virtual Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), the flagship event of Kerala’s tourism apex forum KTM Society, will be held from May 9 to 12, seeking to reach out to trade partners, stakeholders and tourists across the world by leveraging digital tools amid a remarkable turnaround in pandemic-hit travel and tourism activities. Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate Kerala Travel Mart 2023 (KTM 2023) through videoconferencing on May 9 at 7 pm. Minister for Finance K.N. Balagopal will deliver the keynote address and Minister for Law, Industries & Coir P. Rajeeve will be the Guest of Honour on the occasion. Kerala Tourism Principal Secretary K.S. Srinivas will preside over the opening session where Tourism Director P.B. Nooh will deliver the introductor...
Read MoreFamed for its panoramic nature, spices and eclectic culture and history, Kerala has figured in The New York Times’ Read Your Way Around the World’ series with American writer Abraham Verghese giving a list of good reads for anybody interested in exploring God’s Own Country. ‘Read Your Way Around the World’ is a series carried by The NYT that helps readers and travellers explore the globe through books. Abraham Verghese, the American author and physician born to Keralite parents, begins “Read Your Way Through Kerala” by lavishing praises on the beauty of the south Indian state before moving on to recommend an exhaustive list of books for those who are interested in Kerala or planning to travel to explore the unique experience awaiting them. “If you arrive in Kerala...
Read MoreImpressed deeply by the scenic settings of the venue and the warm hospitality extended by Kerala Tourism as the local host, the international and Indian delegates of the just-concluded G 20 Sherpas meet at Kumarakom lavished praises on the State Tourism Department for making the event a memorable one paying attention to the last detail. More than 120 delegates from G20 member countries, nine invite countries and various international and regional organisations attended the March 30-April 2 meet, chaired by Indian Sherpa Amitabh Kant, at the Waterscapes Resort owned by Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC). Artistes performing on a platform erected on the Vembanad lake as part of the cultural programmes held at the G20 Summit at Kumarakom. The state’s cu...
Read MoreKerala Government’s decision to turn the Rest Houses under the Public Works Department (PWD) intothe state’s largest hospitality network by opening up them for the tourists and the public has yielded a steep increase of 54 per cent in revenue from these public assets since March last year. According to Minister for Public Works and Tourism P A Mohamed Riyas, income from nine rest houses rose to Rs 6.32 crore after the government rebranded the facility as People’s Rest House in November 2021. A total of 1.08 lakh bookings were recorded by the rest houses after making them easily accessible to tourists and the public by introducing online booking system and regulation of check-in and check-out timings, which mark an increase of 57 per cent, the Minister said. Riyas said more st...
Read MoreKalaripayattu is considered to be one of the oldest martial art forms in world. Originated in Kerala, this is also the most scientific battlefield arts, This art form includes Chatham (jumping), attam (running) and marichil (somersault). It also uses traditional weapons like swords, daggers, spears, maces and bows & arrows. This art reflects ultimate coordination between mind and body. It also focuses on indigenous medicinal practices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeAD6_tROX4 दुनिया की सबसे प्राचीन युद्धकलाओं में से एक है केरल की कलारिपयट्टु. यह सभी पारंपरिक विद्याओं व विधाओं का समावेश है। इसे तमाम युद्धकलाओं की जननी कहा जाता रहा है। कहा जाता है कि 19वीं सदी में अंग्रेजों ने अपने ख़िलाफ़ क्रांति के डर से इसपर पाबंदी लगा दी थी। ...
Read MoreKerala Tourism has made a strong presence at ITB-Berlin with its riveting experiential products and initiatives catering to the demands of the post-Covid travellers, as the world’s leading travel trade show resumed its in-person mode after holding it virtually in the last two years in the shadow the pandemic. A pair of gigantic Kettukaala (giant effigies of bulls seen at temple festivals in Kerala) at the stand was the central attraction of Kerala’s 122 sq. m space highlighting the theme 'The Magical Everyday' at the March 7-9 event. The event drew global leaders of tourism industry to meet, interact and clinch business decisions. Led by the state Tourism Department Principal Secretary, KS Srinivas and Director PB Nooh, the Kerala pavilion had 13 co- exhibitors at the h...
Read MoreState Responsible Tourism Mission to implement the MoU Kerala entered into an agreement today with UN Women, boosting women-friendly activities in the state’s tourism sector by training stakeholders who include young representatives and civil organisations. A memorandum of understanding signed by Kerala Tourism Director P.B. Nooh and UN Women India Representative Susan Ferguson agreed to work towards promoting gender-inclusive tourism sites in the state. The Responsible Tourism Mission will be the implementing agency for the MoU. As per the pact inked at the first-ever Global Responsible Tourism Summit in Kumarakom near this city, both parties will promote women-friendly tourism in Kerala. This will be done by creating modules and capacity-building of relevant stakeholders, besid...
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