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“Kerala’s food evolved from the diverse people who traversed this land. The story of Kerala is closely linked to the story of the world’s eagerness for spices. Because of the wealth this land possessed, people of various countries, religions and races arrived, for trade. Flourishing commerce translated into an enthusiastic reception for those who could conduct business competently. Which, in turn, opened up avenues for new religions and communities. Eventually, colonization spelt an end to the hospitality, but it also gave rise to the strong ethos of Malayali-ness that now marks this land.”

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Book:Cuisine Kerala
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“ഏതൊരു തീരുമാനത്തിന് മുന്പും ധ്യാനത്തിന്റെ ഒരിടവേളയും മൌനത്തിന്റെ സാന്ദ്രതയും വേണം. ശന്തമായിരുന്നാൽ തെളിയാത്ത ഒരു പുഴയും ഇല്ല. പലതിലും നാമെടുക്കുന്ന തിടുക്കത്തിലുള്ള തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ അതിസങ്കീർന്നതയിലെക്കുല്ല ഒരിടവഴിയായി മാറുന്നു. തീരുമാനിക്കുന്നവർക്കും അത് സ്വീകരിക്കെണ്ടവർക്കും ഒരു ധ്യാന പശ്ചാത്തലം ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്. അമിത വൈകാരികതയുടെ തീയിൽ പെട്ട ഒരാൾക്കുട്ടത്തിൽ വാക്കിന്റെ പുണ്യതീർത്ഥം പാഴായിപ്പൊവും.”

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Book:Nilathezhuth | നിലത്തെഴുത്ത്
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“Instead, their only daughter was only going to Kerala, just a dodgy neighbouring state, doing one of those five-year integrated MA degrees that held no charm, required no intellectual prowess, and did not even further one’s job prospects. ‘Everyone from Kerala comes here to study, but our unique daughter decides to go there. What can I do?’ My father’s intermittent grumbling was amplified by my mother who spoke non-stop about sex-rackets, ganja, alcoholism and foreign tourists, making Kerala – a demure land of lagoons and forty rivers – appear more and more like Goa.”

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Book:When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife
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“What is a democratic Central Government to do with a Communist state?’ he asked. ‘What would the American administration do if California or Wisconsin suddenly – and I admit, somewhat unexpectedly – turned Communist? And again, how is a Communist government itself to behave with democratic overlords sitting on its neck?”

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Book:India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
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“The differences in the life chances of the rich and the poor, men and women, Brahmins and Doms and, for that matter, Keralites and Biharis, Hindus and Muslims across India are so sharp that, until these inequalities are bridged, it is impossible for the nation as a whole to prosper, let alone be a world leader.”

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Book:UNEQUAL: Why India Lags Behind Its Neighbours
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“Thus, she begin her own journey. Along the way, she will transform into Unniyachi, the aboriginal mother, into Kanchana Seetha and Sree Kurumba; into Vanadurga, the goddess of the forest, and Jaladurga, the goddess of the water; and into Kali, the primordial power. She will ride the waves between life and myth into the darkness of stories that are brighter than light. Through fields of marigolds to the slope of Kannanthalikunnu... To forest verges where the chempakam blooms... To screw-pine-scented canal banks... To riverbanks red with the blood of revolution... Through it all, Manjadikunnu will keep her company, silently, as the night of stories unfolds.”

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Book:Valli
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“In Kottayam there were deep undercurrents of local tension that they weren’t aware of. The Marxist government in Kerala was unhappy with the book for what it considered to be unacceptable criticism of the party and its legendary leader, E. M. S. Namboodiri -pad, who was the frst Communist chief minister of Kerala. I was an admirer, but not a devotee. The criticism in The God of Small Things had to do with the party’s attitude to caste. I was denounced as anti- communist (though nothing could be further from the truth) and for a while there was some talk of banning the book.”

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Book:Mother Mary Comes to Me
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