For the third time, the Kerala Malayalam wing of the Indian Social Club, one of the 12 regional linguistic wings of the club in Salalah-Dhofar, organized a Theatre Contest for Drama on the stage. Four groups performed four theatre plays. Each play took 30 minutes. As usual, after the performance the best play, the best … Continue reading
On the last day of January, in Salalah, Dhofar, on the parish grounds nearby the Indian and Pakistani schools, I witnessed the one-day great celebration of Saint Sebastian. St. Sebastian, brought up in Milan, Italy, was an officer in Diocletian’s imperial guard. He became a Christian and suffered martyrdom upon orders of the emperor. In Kerala … Continue reading
At the end of the Eid al-Adha holidays in Salalah, Dhofar in the south of the Sultanate of Oman, the Malayalam wing, one of the twelve regional linguistic wings of the Indian Social Club organized an ‘Onam –Eid’ gathering. Guest of honor was Kerala vocalist and Gayathriveena player ‘Viakom Vijayalakshmi.’ The life of Vijayalakshmi is extra ordinary. … Continue reading
I never had a leaf of a banana tree as a plate. In the Indian Social Club in Salalah-Dhofar in the south of Oman, during ‘Onam, the National Festival of Kerala,‘ as usual traditional vegetarian food was served on the leaf. It was delicious. Beside entertainment for the family and traditional games for men, there … Continue reading
