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Manikunu Mala pilgrimage
Friday, 3 April was a special festive day of celebration for Hindus and nature lovers of Thrikkaipetta and its surroundings alike. The holy pilgrimage to Manikkunu Mala was a wonderful experience and was captured in a short film by Uravu Eco Links’ intern Vincent....
Workshop on Science, Craft and Language by Professor Rao
Professor A G Rao (IIT Bombay), Uravu, ARFC India and the Children’s Club of Thrikkaipetta conducted the second workshop on craft, science and language. Over three days the children discovered different methods to approach maths and geometrical shapes at Kuttamangalam...
Bamboo cutting with tribal expertise
Have you always wanted to know how we harvested the bamboo used for the construction of our bamboo cottages? Please have a look at the pictures and the video to see for yourself the impressive tribal expertise in bamboo cutting. Our team harvested this bamboo in the...
Bamboo log project workshop
The month long design workshop of the Bamboo log project has finally come to a close. 26 architecture and design students participated, to produce some brilliant housing and furniture designs and plans. In the end we all realised that it was not about promoting bamboo...
Jackfruit Festival | 2015
This year the Jackfruit Festival took place at Pookot Lake, Wayanad. Over three days more than a hundred recipes were presented to demonstrate the fantastic potential of jackfruits. Many people from Thrikkaipetta participated and cooked some delicious snacks and meals...
Oothantulal and Theyyam
Kerala is well known for its impressive and colourful ceremonies and traditions. Ottamthullal (or Ottanthullal, Malayalam: ഓട്ടന് തുള്ളല്, pronounced [oːʈːamt̪uɭːal]), is an ancient art form from Kerala. It was introduced in the 18th century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of...
Housewarming
27 March 2015 was the day of the official housewarming of the Uravu Bamboo Grove. Most of the villagers of Thrikkaipetta came to see for themselves the uniqueness of the site and the wonderful work done by our bamboo workers and carpenters on the constructions with...
Shri Himanshu Nanda in the Bamboo Grove
On 4 April, Uravu Bamboo Grove had the honour to receive Shri Himanshu Nanda for a Banduri concert in the middle of the bamboo grove. Bamboo's association with music is perhaps timeless. Every year, we honour this ancient association of bamboo and music, with our...
Video construction of Uravu Bamboo Grove
Vincent Weil worked as an intern for Uravu Eco Links from January to July 2015. When he arrived in Thrikkaipetta and discovered the resort, which was under construction, he instantly fell in love with it. He took his camera and recorded this short ‘behind the scenes’...
Visit of the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes
On Saturday, 21 February 2015 we had the honour to welcome Ms P.K. Jayalakshmi, Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes, Youth Affairs, Museums and Zoos to the premises of Uravu. She participated in “Mulayultsavam 2015”, the Bamboo Cluster Federation’s Annual...
Tug of War Competition in Thrikkaipetta
Sevens Kurishingal – the Thrikkaipetta tug of war team – organized this year’s all-Wayanad competition. We are really proud of Thrikkaipetta’s team, which made it to second place. The winning team (Nas Koliyadi) won the Rajan Memorial Trophy (worth 5000 Rs) sponsored...