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Let your floors glow deep and red Red oxide flooring, unique to Kerala, is back in favour after falling from grace in the seventies. The deep crimson hue of the red oxide flooring is something unique to Kerala. Many people from the northern India and abroad exclaim at the richness and velvety gloss of a well-made red oxide floor. Cement floors enhanced with colours were the first step of modern flooring in Kerala. But, the technique of red oxide flooring had arrived here much before the advent of reinforced cement concrete roofing. Commonly found in the palaces and the houses of nobility of the early days, the red and black oxide floors had become associated with tradition in Kerala. The best example of traditional red and black flooring is found in the 400-year-old Padmanabhapuram Palace in Thakkala. Though once the seat of the Travancore Royal House, this palace is at present in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Flooring materials However, with the arrival of the mul...

Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world aroud us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests. I hope this picture will always serve as reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted. Dear frineds, Let's make a prayer for the suffering in anywhere anyplace around the globe and send this friendly remainder to others. Think & look at this ............When you complain about your food we wasted daily ............

The school children attending the sand-moulding session as part of the Chithra Rachana Kalari, a programme jointly organised by Mullassery block panchayat and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Thrissur at the beach here on Thursday. Lalithakala Akadami award winner sculptor V.K. Jayan handled the sand-moulding session. Around 100 children from 43 schools under Mullassery educational subdivision are attending the art camp being conducted on the Sanskrit College campus at Pavaratty. Block panchayat president M.P. Sidharthan, Lalithakala Akademi executive director Ponnyam Chandran, camp progaramme coordinator Geofox and block panchayat members and teachers are monitoring the eight-day camp. The students will be trained in pencil drawing, water colour painting, paperpulp, sand and clay sculpturing. It is for the first time that students from Pavaratty, Venkidangu, Mullassery and Elavally are exposed to an art workshop and seminar, said block vice-president K.P. Ali. The Chithra Rachana Kalar...

The CollegeRun by the Devamatha province of the CMI congregation, the college is managed by St Thomas Monastery, Pavaratty. The college had its humble beginning on 20th July 2005 with 50 students. The total intake is 100 and that was filled with the coming of the students who were admitted through the common admission process. Affiliated to the University of Calicut the college is approved by NCTE. The college offers training in 7 optional subjects: Malayalam, English, Mathematics, Physical Science, Natural Science, Social Science and Commerce.The campusThe college is the crowing glory of the St Joseph's campus that has a L.P. School, Higher Secondary School, the Monastery and the Church. The school celebrated its centenary in 2004. The church and the school building present the architectural beauty of last century. CMI CongregationCarmelites of Mary Immaculate, the first indigenous Religious Congregation for men in India, was started in 1851 by Blessed Cyriac Elias Chavara and Rev...

St. Joseph’s High School, Pavaratty is the first High School begun by Fathers in South Malabar area. Started in 1905, this High School got recognition from Madras Govt. in 1908. St. Joseph’s High School has public support in all its activities and undertakings. This school is the Alma mater of many a brilliant young man who has excelled in public life. This premier institution has opened up employment opportunities to many in the past. In 1956 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India visited our school. St. Joseph’s High School acquired a new dimension when in 1970 it started “St. Savio Boys Home” for poor students irrespective of caste and community. Another specialty of St. Joseph’s High School is the functioning of both Navy and Army N.C.C. wings in the same school. St. Joseph’s has also started a computer training programme with a view to help students adapt themselves to the challenges of the fast changing modern world. In the new situation of delinking pre – deg...