I was born and brought up at Thalikuzhi, Vamanapuram, 33 kms away from Thiruvananthapuram city center. Vamanapuram is one of the typical green villages of Kerala - greenest hills, winding roads, coconut trees, rubber trees, banana trees, paddy fields, rivers, streams, cows, temples, mosques, churches, and most importantant - a group of kind and loving village people.

Vamanapuram literally means the City of Lord Vamana. Vamana is an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. Vamanapuram River supplies water to the community. Villages like Vamanapuram make Kerala really a God's Own Country.

Kilimanoor is the nearest town. Raja Ravi Varma, the renowned artist of 19th century, was born in Kilimanoor Palace.

Thiruvananthapuram (erstwhile Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala, is very calm, though it is polluted a lot. Thiruvananthapuram is believed to be the land of Lord Anantha. Kovalam, Veli and Akkulam lagoons, Ponmudi, Neyyar Dam, Peppara Dam, Bonacaud, Thenmala and Varkala are the best tourist places in Thiruvananthapuram worth visiting.

Kerala (Keralam) is a small strip of land on the South West of India guarded by the Arabian Sea and Western Ghat (Hills). Kerala is the first fully literate state in the world that is leading India socially and culturally. Kochi, Kozhikode and Thrissur are other important cities in Kerala. Kerala is listed as one of the top 10 paradises in the world by National Geographic Channel.