/ Village dispatches
Morning mist over Thiruvilwamala hills
From the archives
Courtyard greens and pepper harvest
What the early monsoon brings to our kitchen garden, and how we cook with fresh curry leaves and wild pepper.
Quiet day trips across Palakkad borders
Unpaved lanes, ancient banyan trees, and slow afternoons spent watching local weavers at their looms.
Potters of the riverbank
A short walk down the clay paths reveals generations of traditional craft shaping red earthenware in the morning sun.
Reflections
Words from the verandah
The kettle is always on, and the afternoon breeze through the courtyard makes writing effortless.
Ananya S., writer-in-residence
We came for a weekend and stayed ten days. Thiruvilwamala taught us how to slow down completely.
The Menon Family