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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...