It’s Trichur Pooram today - and there is live telecast on TV. Thiruvambady Unnikrishnan and a friend of his got bored standing for so long under the hot sun and decided to take a stroll in the Thekkinkadu Maidan. Unnikrishnan’s friend was chained in a short time ; but Unni is acting naughty. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Pooram'
The Great Pooram Spectacle - Live!!
April 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Elephants, Fireworks and Greedy/Stupid Men
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s that time of the year when the whole of Kerala goes mad with festivals - Hindu’s, Christians and Muslim’s vie with each other to celebrate religious/quasi-religious occasions with fanfare. The elephant has traditionally been part of temple celebrations; not to be left behind, the Christians and Muslims too have joined in parading these […]
For whom the Pooram?
May 6th, 2006 · No Comments
The Thrissur Pooram is going to be celebrated with all pomp and glory, just a few days after seven poor labourers where torn to pieces by the fury of explosives. When people die, especially in gruesome tragedies like this, most societies at least wear a
pretense of sympathy and announce a state of mourning, cancelling […]
Fireworks tragedy - time to ban Pooram fireworks
May 5th, 2006 · No Comments
It was about 4:30 in the evening when I heard this *huge* banging noise - as if somebody had hit really hard on our front door.
When you hear a big sound with no indication as to its origin, you are gripped by a strange fear - was it an earthquake, or had
somebody burst a […]