The 16th international film festival of Kerala just started, got a delegate pass, so I’m staying a few days :).
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- 10 days, 10 cinemas, all with big old fashioned screens
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- Dam protesters steal the limelight between celebrity scrums
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- Huge screens, some double as Kathkali theatres
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- Dam 999 is banned in Tamil Nadu
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- The Tamil view, backed by some reports, is that it’s structurally sound for another century
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- Must be really fun to write
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- Later found this English version
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- profits are equally shared amongst workers at these places
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- education, healthcare and equality are to a high level here, with the highest human development index in India
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- Kerala has had elected communist governments since the late 40s. stalin.. :(
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- Kerala has many christians
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- Hindu – Muslim relations is something locals often talk about
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- A world centre for the spice trade, once fantastically wealthy
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- A $200 billion treasure trove was recently discovered under the temple
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- so guards are heavily armed, but must observe the strict temple dress code within
