ezhikkara Archives - Sampath Menon

Big story from a tiny village

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 by Sampath Menon

My cousin Jayakrishnan (JK) has been working hard to set up a ‘Tinkering lab’ in a school in our village; the one where he did his early education. Our village – Ezhikkara – is a tiny strip of land about 40 minutes away from the hustle and bustle of its big city neighbour – Kochi. …

Ezhikkara: Of lagoons, paddy fields and greenery

May 19, 2015May 17, 2015 by Sampath Menon

Ezhikkara is where my Tharavad (ancestral home) is. As kids, this is where we got together and spent most of our school vacations. A small village with lagoons and lush greenery, this place has still managed to maintain its old world charm. I was there a couple of days ago with my son and niece, …