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[Mahesh]

It's a very good event conducted by TP authorities..V were champions in 2005 wen I was with M2..I even plyd 1 match for M2 B team, which v lost..

[chandrurajan]

[25Dude25]

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[25Dude25]

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[25Dude25]

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[mmmcet]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: How many bird species can you possibly find at Peroorkada, right in the city? The members of the Kerala Bird Race 2009 counted 34 species of birds! The sightings of Barred Jungle Owlet and Brown Hawk Owl indicate the density of trees of the Peroorkada area and the sightings of four species of water birds show the wetland habitat of the place.



The green lung of Thiruvananthapuram City, the Museum - Zoo Compound, went further ahead with 39 species, including migratory birds like Forest Wagtail, Little Grebe and Brown Flycatcher. Though the area is a typical habitat for house sparrow, none was sighted. Oriental Darter, the endangered and red-listed snake bird, also was reported.

The Kerala Bird Race 2009 at Thiruvananthapuram was held in six different locations in and around Thiruvananthapuram city with the active participation of 54 birdwatchers, ages ranging from 10 to 70. The Bird Race was coordinated locally by WWF-India, Kerala State Office and the city-based birdwatching group Warblers & Waders.

The participants were grouped into six teams and were equipped with binoculars and Bird log books. Peroorkada, Akkulam wetlands, Punchakkari paddyfields - Vellayani lake and surrounding areas, Arippa, Museum -Zoo compound and Kallar-Ponmudi were the bird race sites. Each team included an expert birdwatcher accompanied by budding birdwatchers and enthusiasts. All the teams were out in the field the entire day up till 5 p.m on November 15.

The wetland of the city, Akkulam, topped with 61 species and the significant sighting of the water cock. Grey Heron, Black-napped Oriole and Black Bittern were seen at the Lake. Common Kestrel, Orange-headed Thrush and Common Peafowl were the important sightings from Kallar-Ponmudi. Sighting of Peafowl is significant for this Bird Race as it is the first time that this bird is being seen in Ponmudi.

All the six team leaders with their teams later shared their experiences and presented findings. The location, number of species, Bird of the Day (most important sighting) and Dip of the Day (the bird most expected, but not seen) for each location, and the highlights of major observations were covered in the presentations.

The team Black Baza, who had surveyed the area of Arippa forests, won the first prize with a sighting of 87 species. The team Osprey, who surveyed Punchakkari paddyfields and Vellayani lake, bagged the second prize with 80 species and the team Honey Buzzard, who visited Kallar-Ponmudi area, won the third prize with 66 species. The entire teams reported a total of 145 species of birds during the Race.

Unus Kunju, the eldest among the participants, and Kevin S. Biju, the youngest birdwatcher of the Race, were also appreciated. About 30 photographs were displayed at the venue.

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/s...OVZOOEmts&SEO=

[mmmcet]

The 14th International Film Festival of Kerala from 11th-18th Dec 2009 is being organized by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
on behalf of Cultural Affairs Ministry. The movies to be screened are as follows..

Festival Films


List of Films – Competition Section

* Homero Manzi, Un Poeta En la Torment , (Argentina)
* Z’har ( Algeria/France)
* Izulu Lami (South Africa)
* Orada (Turkey)
* Jermal (Indonesia)
* The Treeless Mountain (South Korea,USA)
* Birzhan Sal (Kazhakstan)
* True Noon (Tadjikistan)
* Darbare-ye Elly (Iran)
* La Mosca en la Ceniza (Argentina)
* Two Paise for sunshine , four Annas for rain (India)
* Road to Sangam (India)
* Sufi Paranja Katha (India)
* Madhyavenal (India)

The Films selected to be screened in the Indian Cinema section are as follows:-

Indian Cinema

* Harishchandrachi Factory , Dir: Paresh Mokashi
* Kaalbela Dir: Goutam Ghosh
* Ek tho Chance Dir: Saeed Akhtar Mirza
* Gandh Dir: Sachin Kundalkar
* Vihir Dir: Umesh vinayak Kulkarni
* Sontha Ooru Dir: P.Suneel Kumar Reddy
* Maya Bazar Dir: Joydeep Ghosh

The Films selected to be screened in the Malayalam Cinema section are as follows:-

Malayalam Films

* Kerala Cafe , Dir:Ranjith
* Orkuka Vallapozhum Dir: Sohan Lal
* Ramanam Dir: M.P.Sukumaran Nair
* Ritu Dir: Shyamaprasad
* Pakalnakshtrangal Dir: Rajeev Nath
* Bhoomi Malayalam Dir: T.V.Chandran
* Patham Nilayile Theevandi Dir:Joshy Mathew

http://www.trivandrumbuzz.com/14th-i...18th-dec-2009/

[AAJACOB]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Hummer is the latest buzz word among motor buffs in the city. Catching the attention of commuters in the city, a Hummer H2 model cruised through the city roads on Tuesday.


K.S.Prasad, hailing from Peringammala and a Dubai-based businessman, has imported a Hummer-H2 SUV to God’s Own Country. It is considered to be the first Hummer to hit the city roads.

Originally built by AM General Corporation for the US Military, the Hummer is known for its power. It was defined as a high-mobility multi-purpose vehicle and is often used to traverse terrains. Later, civilian versions of Hummer were introduced in the H2 and H3 series.

Cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh are among the few owners of the American SUV that is priced around Rs 1 crore.

Equipped with a 6.2-litre engine with 393 hp@5700 rpm, the left-hand drive Hummer H2 comes with various safety features that are not so familiar in the luxury vehicles now running on the city roads.

It is equipped with OnStar communication service that provides live assistance in case of an emergency. An in-built compressor is another feature of the vehicle that would be useful in case of low air pressure or puncture. A solution that could seal minute punctures is also provided with the vehicle.

The auto-transmission vehicle has all the common security features such as airbags and ABS.

Prasad is known for his love for vehicles and had imported a number of foreign vehicles, including Lexus. He had bought the Hummer in 2006.

trivandrum@expressbuzz.com

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[25Dude25]

[Rajith]

Good news..
Btw, who are these Trivandrum Brothers?

[25Dude25]

News on Hummer H2 SUV in the Capital - Malayalam version



Courtesy: Deepika

[mmmcet]

Kerala has been voted by the National Geographic Traveller much ahead of Tajmahaal in its survey of 133 iconic destinations of destination stewardship . This caps a glorious year for Kerala and Kerala Tourism in particular ahving already numerous awards. The choice would certainly boost the tourism industry and would augur well for tourism projects within the state.

http://www.trivandrumbuzz.com/kerala...d-of-tajmahal/

[ajithv]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 52 films will be screened in the world cinema section of the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala to commence in the city on December 11. These include the Georgia/ Kazakhstan movie The Other Bank directed by George Ovashvili, which bagged the special jury award at the recently concluded International Film Festival of India.

Looking for Eric directed by Ken Loach, Broken Embraces by Pedro Almodovar, Shirin by Abbas Kiarostami, Dream by Kim Ki-Duk, Taking Woodstock by Ang Lee, Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl by Manoel de Oliveira, Polish film Sweet Rush by Adrezej Wajda, Dev D by Anurag Kashyap, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja by T. Hariharan and Treeless Mountain by South Korean director So Yong Kim are some of the films in this section.

Seven French films will be showcased in the ‘First Time Directors’ category. Enough directed by Djamila Sharoui, In mom’s head by Carine Tardieu, Seven Years by Jean Pascal Hattu, 13 Square Meter by Barthelemy Grossman, On the Ropes by Magaly Richard Sereano, All is Forgiven by Mia Hasen Love and Celine Sciamma’s Water Lilies are the films to be screened in this section.

The registration for the festival ended on Saturday.

Source

[mmmcet]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A press mentorship programme for media students, organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in association with the Kesari Memorial Journalists’ Trust, was inaugurated by writer and thinker P. Govinda Pillai here on Saturday.

The two-day programme is being organised as part of the upcoming 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which is to commence in the city on December 11. Around 40 students from across the State are participating in the programme.

Participants selected from the workshop will be given a chance to work with the media and daily bulletin cells of the 14th IFFK, camp director G.R. Santhosh Kumar said.

“We will select some students from this workshop to form a team for media-related activities of the film festival. We will provide basic training to them on various aspects of cinema like script writing, review writing, and interviewing. We will also take up and discuss some film-related cultural issues,” Dr. Santhosh Kumar said.

He said the programme would focus on ‘a journalistic approach towards cinema.’ ‘Journalism and films,’ ‘Film, politics and culture,’ ‘Film and postmodern trends’ and ‘Hollywood films and beyond’ are some of the sessions planned.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/06/stor...0658470300.htm

[sudheeshnairs]

Friends, I think we should leave this thread for posts like this

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

No discussions nor just info. Visuals, images, or posters like this

or like this

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

DHWANI @ College of Engineering

Photo courtesy: Arun Kunjunni

Rest we can have in 'General Discussions' thread. If needed can slightly modify that title of that thred too.

[mmmcet]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan here will host a special cultural evening on Sunday.

You get to listen to mystic music of Italy, flute recital, Baul music and enjoy clown dance.

Sandra Pasini, actress, singer and musician from Denmark, will be presenting Italian songs and clown dance at ‘Music and Theatre’ organised by Ekathara Baul Sangeetha Kalari, Nedumangad, at the venue from 6.30 p.m.

Sandra, who has been working as an actress since 1979, has studied various theatre techniques. She sings and plays instruments such as guitar, percussion and trombone. On Sunday, she will be presenting songs and in the second part, she will be presenting clown dance. The clown is like the ‘vidooshaka’ of Malayalam theatre. The uniqueness is that there are very few women clowns back in Italy, her native place, said Parvathy Baul, the exponent of Baul song and dance.

Sandra founded Teatret OM, an international group, in 1989, along with Antonella Diana in Italy and it is now based in Denmark.

Sandra studied contemporary theatre together with clown style with the famous circus family Colombaioni. She has been taking part in the international group ‘Vindenes bro’ led by Iben Nagel Rasmussen, who is an actress with Odin Teatret.

‘’Sandra sings from the mystic tradition of Italy. You also have songs of resistance in the tradition. It is her first visit to India.

Her clown performance will be adapted to our culture,’’ said Parvathy Baul. Another performance will be flute recital by Kudamaloor Janardanan.

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/s...OVZOOEmts&SEO=

[SajithVijayan]

Buddy, another post from you for deletion !!

What i understood from Sudheesh's post is that this thread is dedicated only for photos & posters.

[sudheeshnairs]

Sajith, I think somebody here is smoking grass, otherwise it would not repeat even after clarifying many times.

Meanwhile, we prefer posters and photos here, but could be some news regarding the 'High life' like that of 'Hummer'.

mmmcet, please do not force me to pull the trigger of my loaded gun.

[nishanthnair]

Trivandrum welcomes 2010



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