Jiyo Life in Thekkady this monsoon

Monsoon rages on our city indefinitely. Now is the time to engineer a perfect getaway from the city even if it means going for just a weekend. The one good place to to really enjoy the monsoons and the moisture soaked earth happens to be ‘God’s own country’. Kerala is a fascinating place to visit throughout the year. But there is real pleasure to be derived from visiting Kerala in the rains. Thekkady in Kerala seems to the perfect place to go to.

Location:

Situated in Kerala, close to the Kerala - Tamil Nadu border town - Kumily, it is located about 257 km (160 miles) from Trivandrum, 114 km from Madurai Airport, 185 km from Cochin International Airport and 114 km from Kottayam railway station.

Tourism:

The sanctuary is renowned for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across 777 km² (300 sq. miles), of which 360 km² (139 sq. miles) is thick evergreen forest. The Wild Life Sanctuary was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaiperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds to the charm of the park. The greatest attraction of Periyar are the herds of wild elephants that come down to play in the lake. Thekkady is considered a heaven for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and clove.

Places to visit:

Periyar National Park:

The Periyar National Park is spread over an area of about 777 km² and comprises a thick evergreen forest with exotic wild life. The sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve sometime in 1978. It has an artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam, built in 1895 across the Periyar river.

Murikkady

This place consists of spice and coffee plantations. It is about 5 km from Thekkady.

Chellar Kovil:

This is located about 15 km from Kumily and leads to the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. This place has a lot of waterfalls and cascades. It is very beautiful and extremely serene

Mangala Devi Temple:

It is situated about 15 km from Thekkady and sits at an altitude of 1337 m above sea level. It is only open during the Chitra Pournami festival.

I hope you all will have a fun-filled monsoon trip this heavenly place.

Jiyo Life with Music.

William Shakespeare, the most celebrated dramatist in recorded history says that,“If music be the food of love, then play on”. Music is food for the soul. If everything else fails, music can still be your loyal companion and help raise your spirits. There are songs for every known human emotion which can help people identify themselves with the lyrics and help them have a good time.

Music comes out of the of the inherent human endeavour to find resonance with people and surroundings. Musicians are human beings too, and hence they weave their experiences into their music so that people may identify and appreciate life and rise above all its irritations.The musical field is very diverse and hence people have a large variety of genres to listen to. You may like Indian classical or western popular songs but you are still just submitting to a deeper desire for resonance. How many times have you not felt depressed and and have turned on the stereo to the a song which comforts and soothes you? Ditto for the times that when you felt so happy that you decided only a song can help you express your happiness. Music has infinite power over human beings which can be used for good of the people. Music binds and connects people. Listening to your favourite songs with your friends helps you all come closer and for old friends, kicks in nostalgia of good times that everyone has cherished. Melodies are the strings that bind us together.

Whenever you feel stressful or just down, put on your favourite song and let it take over you and overwhelm you. Life is all about being in tune with all your feelings and emotions and what better and pleasurable way than to get lost in the enchanting world of song.Pick up an instrument and learn to play melodies and your favourite songs or just sing whenever you get the time. It is never too late to learn and it will be a good stress-buster. Jiyo life to the fullest with this wonderful world of symphony.

Jiyo Life Zone comes to Bangalore and Gurgaon.

After touring cities like Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune, the Jiyo Life Zone comes this weekend to Bangalore and Gurgaon. For all you good people out there, the Jiyo Life Zone is the perfect place to relax and have fun with your family and friends. As you will already know by now, the Jiyo Life Zone has tons of games and events. prominent among these are the ‘Moment Wall’, where you can write your most precious Jiyo Life moments and also post pictures, and the ‘Wish Wall’ where you can pen down your what you think your ideal ‘Jiyo Life’ moment will be. There will be grand prizes for the best entries. Come hither and discover what life is all about!

The venue is Garuda Mall in Bangalore and Ambience Mall, in Gurgaon. The Jiyo Life Zone will be held in these malls on the 7th and 8th of August. Timings are 10.30 am - 8.30 pm. Please check our Facebook Page for more details.