Month: January 2021

Covid era sees bicycle boom in Trivandrum

Nisha Nath

TrivanrumLife>> Nobody could ever forget the exhilarating moment in childhood memory when one first learns to balance and ride the two wheels of a bicycle. Eventually cycles lost charm due to the hectic schedules and popularity of fast and furious machines. Recently the post lock down period, the city witnessed the revival of cycling interest among city residents. “One major change witnessed during the Covid era is the renewed interest in cycling. I can see a lot of people getting into cycling these days. In the mornings, we can see…

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Budget ditches light metro, insufficient fund for growth corridor

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife.com>> With less than four months remaining for the Assembly elections, the state government rehashed some old projects in the capital city for the budget. One of the major proposals for Thiruvananthapuram is the Capital City Regional Development Programme, an outer area growth corridor from Vizhinjam to Navaikulam. The mega project involves development of a 78-km outer ring road and an industrial township. However, only seed money of Rs 100 crore is earmarked for the project for which land acquisition alone costs Rs 2578 crore. Though the project has won…

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Meet the 29-yr-old sculptor behind Azhimala Gangadhareshwara statue

Nisha Nath

TrivandrumLife>> When the morning sun showers its rays on the Azhimala beach, the famous sculpture of Gangadhareshwara at the Shiva temple over the cliff unveils its full grandeur. The 58-feet Gangadhareshwara, a robust masculine figure holding a trishul and his wildly dreadlocked hair carrying Goddess Ganga, will astonish you each time you see it in the backdrop of the Arabian sea. As you see the intricate sculpture of ‘Gangadhareshwara‘ statue of Lord Shiva, you will arguably think about a grey-haired man reminding actor Thilakan in ‘Perumthachan’ behind the major work.…

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Phase III of Arteria to begin on Jan 8

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife: Arteria, which turned city walls into beautiful canvasses, is entering its third phase. Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate third phase works at 8am on Friday at LMS junction. Phase III works involves renovation of the wall paintings. Arteria, a city beautification programme, was launched in 2015 when Biju Prabhakar was the district collector. Walls in the city were an eyesore with dirt, posters and banners at that time. With the support of artists in Thiruvananthapuram, Tourism department launched that project. Walls around University stadium, Chandrashekharan Nair stadium, Mascot…

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