The Azads – Azad Abdul Nazar, and his sons Mahin and Wazim – know a thing or two about the tastes of the city. After all, their chain of Azad restaurants has been dishing up ‘Travancore’ non-vegetarian fare in the city for over seven decades now. The hot favourite then and now, they say, are [...]

Padmanabhapuram Palace is located in a sleepy little town that is rich in history. Tourists flock each day to experience the fame which the palace once possessed, when its inhabitants ruled with grandeur and fought battles with legendary courage. This tiny town is situated in Tamil Nadu, district Kanyakumari, about 20 km from Nagercoil, and [...]

Ingredients: Rice – 2 1/2 cups or 1/2 Kg Dark brown jaggery – 300 gms Oil – for deep frying Cardamom powder a teaspoon Sesame seeds – a teaspoon Ghee -1 tbsp To make rice flour: Soak rice in water for 1-1/2  hours.  Drain water through a colander. Dry under shade by spreading on a cloth. When it is three fourth dried, send [...]

Kumari Kandam or Kumarikkaṇṭam is the name of a legendary sunken landmass said to have been located to the south of present-day Kanyakumari District at the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean. The legend assigns the continent and its final submergence an antiquity ranging in tens of thousands of years. Compare the photo above [...]

Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin is mainly a pilgrim center due to the presence of the temple dedicated to Goddess Kanyakumari. Apart from its importance as a pilgrim spot the scenic beaches are the major attraction of the tourists. Every day at the twilights the beaches are crowded, as the area is famous for [...]

Padmanabhapuram a city and a municipality near Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of TamilNadu. The popular Padmanabhapuram Palace, the old palace of the Travancore kings, is also located here. It is spread over an area of 6 acres (24,000 m2). The palace is known for it antiques, including the armoury of the royal [...]

Kanyakumari   is a town in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu state, India. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, its former name was Cape Comorin. The closest major cities are Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari district, (22 km) and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (85 km).The town is a popular tourist [...]