Worship Places of Different Religions

Religion	Worship Places
Jains	Temple
Hindu	Temple
Islam	Mosque
Christian	Church
Parsi	Fire Temple
Sikh	Gurudhwara
Buddha	Thripeedika
Jews	Sinagogue

Holy Books of Different Religions

Religion	Holy Book
Jains	Amgaas
Hindu	Bhagavath Geetha, Raamaayanam, Mahaabhaaratham, Vedhas
Islam	Khuran
Christian	Bible
Parsi	Saint Avastha
Sikh	Gurugranthasaahib
Buddha	Thripeedika
Jews	Thora

Malayalam Writers and Their Pen Names

Writers	Pen Names
Achuthan Nampoothiri	Akitham
P.C.Kuttikrishnan	Uroob
Kamala Surayya	Madhavikutti
M.K.Menon	Vilasini
V.K.Narayanankutti	V.K.N
K.Narayanan Nampoothiri	N.N.Kakadu
K.Sreekumar	Asha Menon
V.Madhavan Nair	Maali
M.R.Nair	Sanjayan
P.Kunjanananthan Nair	Thikodian
M.Vasudevan Nair	Sinik
George Vargeese	Kaakanaadan
Subrahmanyam Nampoothirippadu	Olappamanna
N.Narayanan Pilla	Ohm Cheri
M.P.Bhattathirippadu	Premji
P.V.Ayyappan	Kovilan
Govinda Pisharadi	Cherukaadu
K.V.Puttappa	Kuvempu
Vengayil Kunjiraman Nayanar	Kesari
T.C.Joseph	Idamaruku
Kesavan Nair	Kuttippuram
K.E.Mathayi	Paarappurathu
Raveendra Nadha Tagore	Bhanu Sinha
Kaanam	E.J.Philip
K.Panoor	Kunjiraman
Nanthanaar	P.C.Gopalan
Botheswaran	Kesavapilla
D.C.Kizhakemuri	Domanic Chako
Veloor Krishnankutti	N.K.Krishnankutti
Sister Mery Beneenja	Mery John Thottam
Pottakadu	Sankarankutti
Suraasu	Baalagopalakuruppu
A.D.Kovoor	Abraham Thomas
Krishna Chaithanya	K.Krishnan Nair
Premji	Mullamangalathu Parameswaran Bhatathirippadu

Master Clint of Kerala

Master clint is an immortal figure in the world of drawings and colours. Little Clint of Kerala began his paintings just when he was only one and half years old and before his passing away at the age of seven, he drew about twenty thousand pictures. Edmund Thomas Clint was born in 19th may of 1976 at Thevara in Kerala. Most of his paintings are diagrams with pencil, sketch pen, dot pen and crayons. He also tried oil paint at his age of 6. He died in 15th april 1983 because of inflammation of the urinary bladder. Even two months before his death, he had got first prize in All Kerala Painting Competition held by Calicut Universal Arts.

Jawaharlal Nehru Quiz

1. Where was Nehru born? Alahabad
2. Nehru's mother? Swaroop Rani
3. In which year did Nehru become the president of indian national congress for the first time? 1929
4. Where did Nehru make his famous speech 'Tryst with destiny...'? Indian Constituent Assembly
5. Three persons from Nehru family got 'Bharatharatna'. First and second are Jawaharlal nehru and his daughter Indiragandi.

Ezhuthachan Award

Ezhuthachan award is the highest award given by kerala government to those who contributed the most to malayalam language and literature. This award, which was constituted in 1993, has been given in memory of Ezhuthachan. The award includes 1 lack indian rupee, citation and a statutte.
Recipients of Ezhuthachan Award


1. Shooranadu kunjanpilla
2. Thakazhi sivasankarapilla
3. Balamaniyamma
4. Dr.k.M.George
5. Ponkunnam varki
6. M.P.Appan
7. K.P.Narayanappisharadi
8. Pala narayanan

Story behind 'Krishnagatha'

Cherussery is the originator of Gaatha style of poetry. 'Krishnagatha' which was written in 15th century was the first Gaatha style poetry.

Story behind 'Krishnagatha'
One day the king of 'Kolathunadu'

Malayalam Words Originated from Other Languages

Chocolate - Mexican
Bank - Italian
Thapal - Maradi
Maithanam - Persian
Kappithan - Portuguees
Haajar - Arabi
Katheedral - Greek
Kurbana -

Travelogues in Malayalam and Its Writers

1. Sanchara sahithyam(part1,africa,europe,part2,asia) : S.K.Pottakadu
2. Himavante mugalthattil : Rajan kakanadan
3. Amarnadh guhayileku : Rajan kakanadan
4. Swiss sketchukal

Types of 'Thullal'

1. Seethankan Thullal
'Seethankan' is the caste name of 'pulayar'. Tender palm leaves are the main decoration of their traditional dances. So they are also using palm leaves as the costume for 'seethankan thullal'. The 'seethankan thullal' song is recited faster than 'parayan thullal'.
2. Parayan Thullal
'Parayans'(a caste) are the spokesmen