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Tour with Shailesh This vlog is on a Farm stay experience at Banam Homestay in Kasargod, Kerala, India

Tour with Shailesh This video is about Areca nut harvesting which requires Tarzan like skills to execute. Areca nut or Beetle nut cultivation requires special skills and harvesting it requires very special

Tour with Shailesh This vlog is about Suranga - the man made cave, one among thousands in Kasargod, Kerala. Creating Suranga was an expert work and there are very few lef today who knows this art. Suranga's were dug up tp create alternative water source for the summer months wehn even the wells used to go dry. Finding the right location at the base of a hill was the begining, this followed by laborious work to dig out the sand in a scientific manner ensuring it does not collapse. At the same time using the earths vibration to reach the correct source of water was a unique quality. Today we see remanants of these with few still generating the water, this is one such source.

Tour with Shailesh This vlog is on Mangalam Kali , a tribal dance form of Kasargod, Kerala, India Mangalam Kali is a folk dance performed as entertainment mainly performed during marriage functions. As it was related to Mangalam or auspicious functions, it came to be known as Mangalam kali. Common among Pulaya, Kurava, Malaya , Theeya and Mavila communities.

Tour with Shailesh This vlog is about Alamikkali - an art form which symbolises communal harmony. Alamis were soldiers of the Mysore King Tipu Sultan who invaded these parts of Malabar coast during the British Raj. It has a link to the Muharram celebration as well which was related to the war of Karbala. Hazrath Imam Hussain who fought against the misrule of the dictator Yazeedi has faced several atrocities . Yazeedi’s soldiers coloured their body in fearful black to scare the children of Hussain. Alamis with barefeet visit house holds as beggars during 10 festive days of Muharram chanting traditional songs. The body of Alamis are dark coloured with white spots to scare onlookers but their songs pacify also . This Alamikkali originated from the now famous Alamipalli in Kanhangad where several families of Urdu speaking Hanafi sect of Muslims were concentrated and later spread to other parts of the district and to Mangalore. The play was widely accepted as a secular way of entertainment where Hindus have an exclusive right to perform in a Muslim customary rituals “

Tour with Shailesh This vlog is about Kasargod which is a Bahubhasha Bhoomi and this presentation in the form of a lingual theatre indicates are the issues faced by people living in the border areas of the state and how we should respect and accept the cultural differences. Also why a person living on the border should be proud of oneself.