QUOTES FROM GANDHIJI....(every person SHOULD KEEP IN mind.....)

1.YOU MUST NOT LOST FAITH IN HUMANITY.HUMANITY IS AN OCEAN.IF FEW DROPS OF AN OCEAN IS DIRTY ,THE OCEAN DOES NOT BECOME DIRTY.

2.TO GIVE SERVICE TO A SINGLE HEART BY A SINGLE ACT IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND HEADS BOWING IN PRAYER.

3.THERE IS NOTHING THAT WASTES THE BODY LIKE WORRY,AND THE ONE WHO HAD FAITH IN GOD SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

4.IN PRAYER,IT IS BETTER TO HAVE A HEART WITHOUT WORDS THAN WORDS WITHOUT A HEART.

5.IT IS EASY TO BE FRIENDLY TO ONE'S FRIENDS.BUT TO BE FRIEND THE ONE WHO REGARDS HIMSELF AS YOUR ENEMY IS THE QUITE ESSENCE OF TRUE RELIGION.THE OTHER IS MERE BUSINESS.

6.IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MYSTERY TO ME HOW MEN CAN FEEL THEMSELVES HONOURED BY THE HUMILIATION OF THEIR FELLOW BEINGS.

7.THERE IS SUFFICIENCY IN THE WORLD FOR MAN'S NEED BUT NOT FOR MAN'S GREED.

8.I LOOK ONLY TO THE GOOD QUALITIES OF MEN.

9.HAPPINESS IS WHEN,WHAT YOU THINK,WHAT YOU SAY,AND WHAT YOU DO.

10.GOD SOMETIMES DOES TRY TO THE UTTERMOST THOSE WHOM HE WISHES TO BLESS.

11.THE BEST WAY TO FIND YOURSELF IS TO LOSE YOURSELF IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS.

fact..

do U KNOW about...MUSICAL InSTruMEntS.......?

Musical instruments are classified as 

GHANA (idiopathic instruments which are struck against each other)

AVANADDA (membrophonic percussion instruments like drums)

SUSHIRA (aerophonic wind instruments)

TATA(chlodophonic stringed instruments)

IDOPHONIC

Aramani,chandravalayam,chelanga,elathalam,thalara,kaimani,kool,kuzzhithalam,piriyankoolu,ponthi

WIND

Cheenam,kaalam,kombu,kurumkuzhal,kuzhal,nagaswaaram,otakkuzhal,peepi,sankhu

PERCUSSION

Aravana,bheri,chnda,chettivadyam,dakka,davil,dolu,edakka,kadumthuti,

Maddalam,mrindangam,mizhavu,naggarri,para,suddamaddalam,thappatta,tappu,

Takil,toppi maddalam,timila,tudi,udukka,urumi,murasu

STRINGED

Nanthuny,pulluvan kudam,tampuru, veena,vailon,gittar

AMPHI.. car....

few INTRESTING PICTURES.....

real facts.....

be careful......kolaveri

so pleaze avoid or react...

KERALA TOURISM........(.INDIA)

India's gods own country,KERALA

most trusted tourist destinations in  ASIA

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

it undertakes the task of developing and providing directions to tourism in the state

the major festivals and fairs conducted are

1.KERALA TRAVEL MART

2.INDIAN INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

3.MYSTIQUE OF MALABAR

4.NISHAGANDHI DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

5.ONAM WEEK CELEBRATIONS

VAZHIYORAM

The way side facility for tourists with minimum standardised facilities is proposed to be set up along all the major roads,water ways in the state

vazhiyoram will be located 10 -20 km in national highway,major state highways,water ways and roads leading to tourist destinations

KITTS

(KERALA INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL STUDIE)

It imparts quality education and training in the field of travel and toyrism,established in 1988.

Main campus located in thycaud,thiruvanathapuram

Contact numbers;91 471 2329468, 2339178

KTDC

(KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)

Helps in building up basic infrastructure needed for the development of tourism.they operate star hotels,budget hotels,araam hotels,yatri nivas,restaurants and beer parlours,central reservation systems and conduct tours

Contact; 91 471 2721243, 2721245

BRDC

(BEKAL RESORTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)

Bekal is one of the most tourist destination

BRDC coordinates development and disposal of tourism sites at bekal

Contact; 91 467 2236580

ERNAKULAM........ (KERELA)...INDIA

-Holds third place in population

-India's longest railway bridge ,vempanad (4.62 kn)

-Popularly known as the Queen of Arabian sea

-Thiru kochi was formed during the regin of Pareekshit thampuran

-Sree narayana guru formed Advaith ashram at aluva,from where he delivered the message "ONE CAST ONE RELIGION AND ONE GOAD FOR THE MAN" 1924

TOPOGRAPHY

The district having an area of 2407 sq.kms located in latitude 9 degree 57' and longitude 76 degree 15'.the border of district are the Arabian sea in west,thrissur district in north,iddukki district in east alappuzha and kottayam in south.periyar,kerala's second largest river flows through all the thaluks except muvattupuzha

CORPORATION ;KOCHI

MUNICIPALITIES

;aluva,perumbavoor,northparavoor,moovattupuzha 

,angamali,kothamangalam,thrippunithara,kalamasseri

TALUKS;

kunnnathunadu,aluva,paravoor,kothamangalam,kochi,kanayanoor,muvattupuzha

REVENUE VILLAGES;64

BLOCK PANCHAYATHS;15

GRAMA PANCHAYATHS;88

MAIN ROADS ;NH 17,NH 49,NH 47,M.C.ROAD,ALUVA-MUNNAR ROAD

ERNAULAM DISTRICT WAS FORMED ON 1st APRIL 1958

IMPORTANT PLACE TO VISIT

KALADY

birth place of adi shankaracharya

KODANAD

one pf the largest elephant capturing,kraal, and training centres of south India

MALAYATTOOR

 A place of pilgrimage to St.THOMAS the Apostle,who sowed the seeds of Christianity in the part of the world

ALUVA SIVA TEMPLE AND MANAPPURAM

located at the shore of periyar knowh as south ganga,aluva is known as south KASI.

OTHER PLACES INCLUDES

bhoothankettu, marine drive, bolghatty, bastion bunglow, willingdon island, chinese fishing net, chottanikkara temple, dutch palace, parikshith thampuran museum, santa cruz bascillica ,thrikkakara temple, elamana palace, the dutch cemetery ,fort kochi juma masjid, aluva palace, koder house ,cheranellur bagavathy temple, cruez milgres church, St Josephs church kannamaly ,marthoma church mulamthuruthy, maharajas college, mahadeva temple mannikamangalam, munikkal cave temple chengamanad, pazhoor padippura

COMMON PhObias................

aeroplane = aerophobia

animals = zoophobia

ageing = gerascophobia

honey bee = apiphobia

cat = gatophobia

delivery  = maieusiophobia

pregnancy = tocophobia

cold = psychrophobia

crossing road = dromophobia

night = nyctophobia

death = necrophobia

devil = demonophobia

desert = xerophpbia

narrow space = claustrophobia

fire = pyrophobia

flowers = anthophobia

fish = icthyophobia

foreigners = xenophobia

height = acrophobia

hospital = noscomephobia

injections = trypanophobia

thunder = astraphobia

men = androphobia

rain = ombrophobia

sea = thalassophobia

sex = coitophobia

sleep = hypnophobia

snake = ophidiophobia

speech = lalophobia

spider = arachnophobia

sun light = heliophobia

surgery = ergasiophobia

railway = siderodromophobia

travel = hodophobia

water = hydrophobia

wealth = plutophobia

women = gynophobia

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IDUKKI...... (KERALA ....tourisum)

-Second place in area

-Known as treasure house of spices

-Forest covers 97 % of total area

-District with lowest sex ratio

-Highest peek in india anamudi is in idukki

-Ramakkalmedu is famous for power generation from wind

-There is a dipute between kerala and tamilnadu on the ownership of temple mangaladevi

-District without railway line

-The largest thaluk in kerala is peerumedu

-Second one is devikulam thaluk

-The smallest village with respect to population is mlappara

TOPOGRAPHY

Idukky has many unique topographical and geographical characteristics

about 97 % of the district is covered by rugged mountains and forest.there is only a strip of middle land (3%) in the western part of the district.low land area is totally absent in the district.there are 14 peaks in the district which exceed a height of 2000 meters above 

Idduki district was formed on 26 januvary 1972

MUNICIPALITIES : thodupuzha

THALUKS

thodupuzha,devikulam,udumbanchola,peerumedu

REVENUE VILLAGES = 64

BLOCK PANCHAYATS =8

GRAMA PANCHAYATS = 52

HOW TO  REACH

BY AIR: the nearest airport is at kochi,132km away

BY RAIL;the nearest railway station is at kottayam,133 km away

MAIN ROADS NH 49,MUNNAR-OOTY ROAD,MUNNAR COIMBATORE ROAD

IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT

MANGALA DEVI TEMPLE

(15 km from thekkady)

The ancient temple is hidden in the dense woods at the peek of 1337 above sea level.the visitors are allowed only on the chithra pournami festival day.the peek commands a paranomic view of the eastern slops of the ghats and some hill villages of tamilnadu.the permission to visit these area obtained from wild life warden ,phone:04869 222027

PULLUMEDU

(43 km from thekkady,26 km from pariyar)

The winding journey to this hill town,along the periyar river.valvet lawns,rare flora,funa can seen

 IDUKKI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

It enclosed within the confines of a hill station with a pleasant climate and a treasure of wild life like wild boar,bisons tigers,jungle cats etc birds like horn bills,peafowl,woodpeckers,kingfishers etc

WATER FALLS

1.THOMANKUTTU 

2.RAINBOW WATER FALLS

Both located 20 to 25 km from thodupuzha

TEMPLES

Annamalai,sri krishna swamy,karikodu bagavathy,

Nainar masjid and st thomas church also there

MUNNAR

(55 KM FROM IDUKI)

Three mountain streems present = mudrapuzha,nasllathani and kundala

natural beauty makes this place poppular(tea plantation,picture book towns,winding lanes etc)

The summer resort of the british government in south india

WAGAMON

65 km from idduky situated at an elevation of 1,100 m above sea level

PERIYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

wonderful natural beauty and wildlife with boating thrown the periyar river through the forest area

ALAPPUZHA...... (KERALA)

-Venice of the east

-Alappuzha is a planned city

-Geographical wounder,Kuttanadu,where rice cultivated 1.5 meter below sea level

-Popular for the phenomenon chakara (good fish catch)

-Land for Boats and Snake boat race

-Birth place of Velakali

-The smallest district with highest density of population

-Only district having no reserve forest

-Centre of earlier Buddhist influences

-Centre of Odanadu kingdom

-Chempakasseri the only known namboothiri kingdom

-The first post office (Anchalappees) in travancore established at alappuzha in 1857

TOPOGRAPHY

The district is a sandy strip of land intercepted by lagoons,rivers and canals.there are neither mountains nor hills in the district except some scattered hillocks lying between bharanikkavu and chengannur blocks in the easternposition.

cherthala,ambalapuzha,kuttanad and karthikapally fuly lies in low land region.there is no forest area in the district

Northern latitudes 9 degree o5',East longitudes 76 degree 17'  and 76 degree 40'

MUNICIPALITIES

Alappuzha,cherthala,kayamkulam,mavelikara,chengannur

TALUKS AND VILLAGES (in bracket)

Cherthala(20),ambalapuzha(13),kuttanad(14),karthikapally(18),chengannur(11),mavelikkara(15)

BLOCKS AND PANCHAYATHS (in bracket)

Thaikattussery(5),pattanakad(8),kanghikuzhi(5),aryad(3),champakulam(6),ambalappuzha(5),

harippad(9),muthukulam(7),chengannur(9),mavellikara(4),bharanikkavu(6),veliyanad(6)

MAIN ROAD ; NH17,NH 47,NH 49,M C ROAD,MUNNAR ROAD

IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT

KRISHNAPURAM PALACE   (closed on Mondays)

Built by Marthandavarma with gabled roofs narrow corridors and dormer windows.GAJENDRAMOKSHAM the largest single band of mural painting so far discovered in kerala

KARUMADIKUTTAN

Many fascinating legends are associated with this 11th century statue of Lord Buddha

KUMARAKODI

Kumaranasan one of the greatest poets of modern kerala laid to rest here

AMBALAPPUZHA SREE KRISHNA TEMPLE

Famous all over india for its Palpayasam