Kerala Hugged: A Travelogue (Munnar/Kochi/Alleppey/Varkala)

by Ankur Mutreja

Overview

In a borderless world, all would be travelers indeed. India is a small borderless world in itself, and Kerala lies at its southernmost tip. The author lives near the lovely Kashmir, but does that make Kerala any less lovely! This book is indeed author's baby born out of his love of nature.

"Writing books is the closest men ever came to having children."
--Norman Mailer

Kerala is beautiful not only because of "God" but also because of the people who have made Kerala their home. The author went there as a parasite in the disguise of a tourist and sucked all he could in a short span of 23 days. But did anybody ever complain? No, never. The Keralans believe the joy multiplies by sharing, and hereby the author emulates them.

The book is divided into four chapters concentrated on four famous locations in Kerala: Munnar, Kochi, Alleppey and Varkala. The author's experience in Munnar has been presented as a love story, albeit with nature. Kochi is where the author enlivened and discovered himself as a younger person, and the experience is shared in a canvas of activities involving art, history, luxury, people and sports. Alleppey is known for its backwater cruises; however, the author experienced it as an intriguing world so very different and exciting, climaxing into a thrilling snake boat race experience. Varkala is a place to relax, so did the author, but a bit differently; and the difference is author's unique experience shared with the readers.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153852843
Publisher:	Ankur Mutreja
Publication date:	02/04/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	582,425
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Ankur Mutreja published his first book in the year 2015 entitled "Writings @ Ankur Mutreja" as a non-professional endeavour mainly comprising short essays. Soon he realized the book needed to be drawn into easily presentable forms for the less involved audience; so, he derived three more books from the same entitled "Sparks", "Flare", and "Light". These were his introduction to the world as a writer/essayist. But, of course, a writer is a thinker first, and a good thinker doesn't think in genres. Ankur Mutreja has not set up any countours to his writings. He just thinks and expresses. So, he pens poems while wriitng travelogues, as in "Kerala Hugged"; incorporates fiction in essays, as in "Claims on Privacy"; and amalgamate satire, critique, and philosophy, as in "Anti-National Humanist". But that shouldn't stop him from writing poetry and prose. So, do enjoy his book of poems entitled "Nine Poems" and the fairy tale of his love with nature in the travelogue-cum-romcom entitled "Annapurna Circuit Trek".

Table of Contents

About the Author

 

Prologue

 

Munnar: Love Love at First Sight

Dating the Gorgeous

The Villain

Farewell and Longing

 

Kochi: Enliven

Fort Kochi

Backwater Cruise: Vaikom

Scooter Ride on Kochi Roads

Kerala History Museum

Kalaripayattu

Libido Drain or Love Jehad

The Ferry Service

Ernakulam

 

Alleppey: Learn

The Context

Life in Backwaters

Kottayam/Kumarakom

Alleppey Beach

Payyipad Boat Race

 

Varkala: Relax

Munnar to Varkala

Putting up in Varkala

Ayurveda Shirodhara Massage

Morning Walk: North Cliff to Edava/Kappil Beach

 

Epilogue Appendix A: Info Kochi

Appendix B: Info Alleppey

Appendix C: Info Munnar

Appendix D: Info Varkala

Appendix E: Trip Timeline

 

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