And for a Friday ……Chandran family on Diwali Holidays in Kerala …… some thoughts …. some musings ….
Mumbai schools have full 10 days holiday whereas Bangalore celebrates Dussera with a longish vacation & Diwali only two days holidays stretched with the weekends ……. these days planning a family holiday is not at all easy … given the changing & disruptive flight schedules ….. surge pricing on changes …. Beach Resorts in Kerala very cleverly ensure that holiday weekends be-it.. Onam … Diwali …Dussera or Year end …. the Pricing Models maximise the Resorts profits …. notwithstanding ….. this trip the highlight was the entire family got excellent Darshan at Padmanabhaswamy temple ….. in the same fort area is one of Trivandrum’s Best Restaurant …. Villa Maya … serves the best Kerala dishes along with an equally matching global menu paired with good Wines & Beer …. the ambience is as outstanding as the service … ……Varkala beach about an hour drive is a “ Mini-Goa” in Kerala ……lovely surfing ….shacks .. tattoos .. sea food … curios ….& all kinds of Tourists ….. buzzing with activity …. Gr8 place to let your hair down…. ….
Kerala is so different & developed as compared to rest of India …it’s almost at European standards in human index……there is no poverty… … any function involving feeding the poor is a challenge ….. there are no poor people to come for your offering …….you can’t find any poor to feed …… the nationally acclaimed Kerala model of development is undoubtedly hugely Human-centric….high literacy, environment awareness , public health , very progressive laws favouring senior citizens , hugely politicised & competitive but almost all political parties have a ….secular …. but strongly socialist outlook ……prioritising social welfare over Raw economic growth ….. In today’s changing Geopolitics … the middle East crisis & Gulf countries in turmoil ……Job markets are getting tougher all over the world …. it’s very challenging for the educated & youth of Kerala …..almost negligible Agri or industrial base & prospects …… it’s open to debate whether the so far successful Kerala Model is …… now sustainable ….
Every challenge will open newer opportunities ….. the enterprising & intelligent Malayalees will find solutions ….. let’s all support Kerala’s development …. the involved way …,, the sustainable way … the SEEGOS way.