From 26 to 30 January 2016 Uravu Eco Links welcomed students from the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore for a workshop on ‘Space and Place’. The workshop was part of a one-month project. During the workshop the students were exposed to...
IMPRESSIVE, COLOURFUL, MYSTIC - three words to describe the temple festival in Thrikkaipetta, which took place on 18 and 19 February 2016. During two days, the devotees came to attend the Gulikan Thira and Bhagavathi Thira performances and their drums rhythms, at...
Uravu Eco Links (UEL) has started the first step of its Waste Management Programme on 17 March 2016. This first collection of segregated plastic, glass, metal, paper and e-waste was a real success, as all the participants gave their waste in a very well segregated and...
Friday, 3 April was a special festive day of celebration for Hindus and nature lovers of Thrikkaipetta and its surroundings alike. The holy pilgrimage to Manikkunu Mala was a wonderful experience and was captured in a short film by Uravu Eco Links’ intern Vincent....
Professor A G Rao (IIT Bombay), Uravu, ARFC India and the Children’s Club of Thrikkaipetta conducted the second workshop on craft, science and language. Over three days the children discovered different methods to approach maths and geometrical shapes at Kuttamangalam...
Have you always wanted to know how we harvested the bamboo used for the construction of our bamboo cottages? Please have a look at the pictures and the video to see for yourself the impressive tribal expertise in bamboo cutting. Our team harvested this bamboo in the...
The month long design workshop of the Bamboo log project has finally come to a close. 26 architecture and design students participated, to produce some brilliant housing and furniture designs and plans. In the end we all realised that it was not about promoting bamboo...
This year the Jackfruit Festival took place at Pookot Lake, Wayanad. Over three days more than a hundred recipes were presented to demonstrate the fantastic potential of jackfruits. Many people from Thrikkaipetta participated and cooked some delicious snacks and meals...
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...