Hello Friends, After a seemingly unending summer of monsoon rains, the sun has finally come out! This is a big sigh of relief for many in the community in Wayanad, India, including our field staff. Everyone is assessing the damage created by the rains,…
While we here in the US often identify the summer months with sunshine, warm weather, barbeques, and beach trips, our global neighbors in India welcome the abundance of rainfall known as the Monsoon Season. For the vast majority of families in Prashanthagiri, the season…
Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. According to a popular legend, the festival is celebrated…