By the roadside / Am Wegesrand
Documentary
Praxistest: Leben “im Einklang mit der Natur”
Kerala ist ein Ort, der dem städtisch-virtuellen Traum vom Leben im “Einklang mit der Natur” recht nahe kommt. Schon morgens weckt einen das Vogelgezwitscher und die meckerne Ziege. Schweißgebadet steht man auf, denn der Ventilator ist wegen eines Stromausfalles ausgefallen. Dann [...]
Fitzcarraldos indischer Traum
Seit zwei Monaten bemühe ich mich nun darum, ein 100 Jahre altes Haus in Kerala inmitten von 4000 Quadratmetern ungezügelter Natur in ein Ferienresort zu verwandeln und fühle mich in meinen immer kreativer werdenden Bestrebungen zunehmend wie Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo. Dieser hat es sich in [...]
Was wir von Indern lernen können
Okay, der Titel ist schon recht plakativ, und er gilt natürlich nicht für jeden Inder, zumal ich mich vor allem in Kerala aufhalte, und auch nicht für jeden Deutschen, und so weiter und so fort…aber ich möchte doch einmal, durch das subjektive Beschreiben von groben Tendenzen, die [...]
Bangkok Shutdown photos
In addition to my short video documentary on YouTube, here are my favourite photos of Bangkok Shutdown that I took during the last two days. [...]
Bangkok Shutdown on video
Living close to Asok junction, I have been witnessing the Bangkok Shutdown since its beginning, with many friends abroad asking me “how it is”. To share my daily experience of the protests, its blocked streets, street stalls and many concerts, I have visited three protest sites on [...]
The Cochin Melting Pot
With less than 50% Hindus, and as much as 30% Muslims and 20% Christians in addition to minority religions such as Jainism and Buddhism, Kerala is India’s most religiously mixed state, and the best place to notice this may be Cochin, where the different religions display their distinct tokens on [...]
Water palaces in Alleppey
Alleppey, or Alappuzha, town is not noteworthy, and hardly the “Venice of India” that it is sometimes called by people who have never seen Venice. The reason it is so popular is its strategic location in the middle of Kerala’s backwater area, which makes it the main entry point for boat [...]
Kannur Beach: The nothingness of authenticity
Kerala welcomed us quite differently than Goa – with a demonstration. Just like Goa had revealed one of its typical characteristics right at the start, the demonstration was typical for Kerala’s profile as India’s most political state. Having been under communistic ruling for more than 30 [...]
The wonderful Goan bubble
We had just landed and were waiting for our bags, when a simple conversation with a young airport employee already revealed one difference between Goa and the rest of India. “So, you are coming for the festival?” The casual tone of his question was already a bit untypical, I thought. [...]
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