When the Portuguese arrived in early 16^th century and virtually took over trade in pepper, many feared that it was the beginning of the end of Kerala’s monopoly in the commodity. The wily Portuguese, they thought, would finally start cultivating them back home.

“They may take away the vines” an unfluttered  Zamorin, King of Calicut, wryly commented, but can they take away the njattuvela  (south –west monsoon)”, subtly, but rightly, suggesting the crucial link.

Probably apocryphal, but it, nonetheless, underscores the magic of monsoon and what it mean to the state and its people. Even for the entire country, Kerala is the gateway to the sub continent. A good monsoon spells everything: bountiful harvest, healthy vegetation, plentiful water and a salubrious climate. In fact, rejuvenation therapy, the piece de resistance of Ayurveda, Kerala’s leitmotif in healthcare, the best done during the monsoon months.

Which, perhaps, explain the growing popularity of monsoon tourism. Time was when the inclement monsoon months drove away tourists from Kerala. Not any more. They have started coming in droves as much to enjoy the rain as to get rejuvenated. “Sunshine is delicious”, said John Ruskin, but hastened to add “rain is refreshing”.  Kerala offers both aplenty.

Not many in this Universe get the golden opportunity to celebrate the rain. But this small land of greenery, Kerala witnesses the nature’s wonder gift in a regular cycle.  It floods with the fierce power to create havoc. At time it roars, and frequently it soothes you with its purifying arms. But we love it in all its forms for it is our own treasure that no invader could ever ransack.

Wayanad, one of the places that registers the largest rainfall in the country, is an ideal spot to experience monsoon in its complete splendor. Let us all together dance and sing along with its unmatched rhythms. Let us play together in the mud clad fields under the shower of nature.

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