Kaalavastha: Kerala Podcast
Vaaka Media (IN 2020)
30min Episode 1 of 6
Kaalavastha can be roughly translated as 'weather' in Malayalam. Monsoons in Kerala bathe the state in verdant splendor. Even as this tropical change is romanticized by Keralites, the monsoon of 2018 brings back painful memories of loss and destruction. With hundreds of lives lost and critical lifelines of the state adversely impacted, the tenacity and perseverance of the people of Kerala refused to bring the state to a halt. Instead, the floods gave an opportunity to pave the way for 'Nava Keralam'- a new Kerala on a path to a progressive development trajectory.
This podcast series has been funded by the World Bank so there will be a bias in this story about Kerala's development, but it is region we hear very little about.