Chasing the Monsoon in Kerala
If the gods were to be thanked for all the favours they have showered on Kerala, Indra the God of Rain, deserves the maximum. For, if you take away the bounteous rain, this verdant short stretch of land, Once called the Malabar Cost but now named Kerala with the sobriquet ‘Gods Own Country’ to boot, will die, almost instantly. Its green, vivaciously verdant landscape is wholly due to the rain that relentlessly lashes the land for well over six months in a year, albeit, in two installments, June – September (south –west monsoon) and October-November (north- east monsoon). (more…)
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