Bandicoot Robot
Bandicoot is the first robotic scavenger in the world. It was developed by Kerala-based Genrobotics under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Make in India initiative.
Cauvery River
Cauvery River (Kaveri) originates at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village of Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka in the Western Ghats.
It is designated as “the Ganga of the South” or ‘Dakshina Ganga’.
It is one of the east-flowing peninsular rivers, like Godavari and Krishna.
Kathakali
Kathakali (story play) is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It is a blend of dance, music and acting and dramatises stories, which are mostly adapted from the Indian epics. It took shape in Kerala in southern India in the seventeenth century. It derives its textual sanction from Balarama Bharatam and Hastalakshana […]
Milena Salvani
Milena Salvani was an Italian-born French exponent and teacher of Indian classical dance. She is, especially, known for her services to Kathakali. In 1962, Salvini obtained a two-year scholarship to learn Kathakali at the Kerala Kalamandalam. Her daughter Isabelle Anna is also a classical dancer, specialising in Kathak. Salvini died in Paris on 25 January […]