It’s how one of India’s Southern states – Kerala – is marketed to tourists, because that’s where the first Christians landed, as well the first Arab Muslims, and both communities have prospered there, along with the Jews who came before them and of course, the local Hindus. Added to this is the lush greenery, tea estates, backwaters, beaches and plentiful fish, coconuts, what-have-you…. a blessed land.
Enjoy a catchy (remixed) tune in the language spoken by the state – Malayalam, of which I know not more than 5 words, none of them repeatable!
random rants ruminations ramblings 
A song that resides in the heart of every Malayali..😊
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Is it? I must listen to the original, traditional version – all I’ve heard is this remix.
Thanks!
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You should! 😀
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I take it you’re a Mallu, then? 😉
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Yep 😄
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Well, we could meet over a beer and banana chips or meen fry
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Meen fry and banana chips for sure..no beer..I don’t drink alcohol😃 😊
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Are you sure you’re Mallu??? 😉
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Haha..yes, I’m..one of the dwindling species of teetotaler mallus..😄..
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Well , then what would you call a drinking Gujju?!?
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😱😂 An endangered species? 😇
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Smart guy 😀
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Thank you…but I’m a smart gal😇…My name can be misleading, huh?
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Hey, I’m embarrassed and sorry! 😬
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No..no need to apologize…Nothing to be embarrassed about..I didn’t say so earlier because in this modern world, drinking isn’t something that only men do.. Also, I being a girl has nothing to do with my choice not to drink alcohol. My father doesn’t. My brother and cousin brothers, and most of my uncles don’t (atleast, as far as I know)..I grew up in such an atmosphere where we advocate teetotalism. I would have remained one even if I were a cool guy😎..
Sorry for not telling you earlier 😅
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Hey, I’m not judging you for being a teetotaller or a woman! It’s all good with me 👍
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I know you aren’t…No worries..I’m not offended or anything. I was just sharing my thoughts with you. It was fun..😊😄
Happy Blogging! And don’t forget about the must have meen fry when you come to Kerala!
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I’ll be honest, karimeen is overrated and I hate coconut oil ka taste. I’ll settle for appams & ishtew
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Appams and ishtew then!😄👍
But coconut oil is at the heart of kerala cuisine..😞
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My sis listens to vidya vox remixes all.the time 🙂 I haven’t heard the original either but this is a nice number 🙂 Thanks for sharing this K 🙂
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Glad you liked! I found it quite peppy
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Quite a catchy number!
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It is, isn’t it?
Thanks for the listen, Radhika!
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Superb.
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Thank you
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Oh, I love it! Thank you for sharing, Kunal! Makes me want to dance. 🙂
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It’s got a beat, for sure! Glad you liked it. Did you notice the guy on the drum? He’s a regular in most of her songs, playing tabla, dhol, etc. Thanks for coming by!
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I did notice him! I love tabla. I just got a vinyl album record of Ravi Shankar, just him and a tabla. It’s so beautiful. And in fact, I had Indian food delivered tonight…it’s all coming together. 🙂 Hopefully, someday I can do all of that in India itself.
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Come on across, I’ll show you around 🙂
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That would be amazing! What’s the “coolest” time of year there? 🙂
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Nov-Feb, although North India gets cold (remember the Himalayas!?)
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Haha…oh yes, right. There are the Himalayas. 😉 And you are in Delhi?
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Bombay / Mumbai
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Dang it…I had feeling I got them mixed. Sorry! I have a couple other people I know in Delhi, but I knew at least one person was in Mumbai. What a wonderfully beautiful and historic location.
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Ah, well, not a patch on Washington State! It’s more like NYC
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Thanks for sharing Kunal, quite a catchy number.
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Yes, Kamal, that’s why I liked it enough to share. Thanks!
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Yes absolutely, Kunal and the songs are so beautiful gives us the freshness of beauty.
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🙂
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