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First-person accounts from across Kerala — the places, the people, and the moments that stay with you.

Every entry here is written from memory and from notes scribbled in the field. No press trips, no sponsored itineraries — just the Kerala I know and keep returning to.

Kovalam

14 February 20245 min read

Kovalam: at the edge of India

Kovalam is where India runs out. Stand on the lighthouse headland and look south, and there is nothing between you and Antarctica but the Indian Ocean. It is a good place to think about scale.

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