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Ela Homestay - Management Staff And Owner Photos
Ela Homestay Management Staff And Owner
My name is Dilip Kumar - here you can see me with my wife Uma, breaking a coconut from a tree in our yard. I was born and raised in
Elapully, in the South Indian state of Kerala, from a very old family of educated and open-minded people. I have a degree in English literature, have traveled in
European countries and have some very good long-standing European friends. The values my father and mother taught me make me shun
the superstitions, prejudices and
discriminations (be it race, sex,
religion, caste, nationality, social status or whatever) that unfortunately are still a part of
Indian culture. Nevertheless, my deep
love for my own country and especially the place
where I was born, has prompted me, over the years, not only to extensively explore and study the surroundings of my home village but also to
carefully study its traditions, seeing for
myself
that the best of them is a precious
knowledge
database which deserves to be preserved
from the
onslaught of modernity. Not only for
the sake of cultural and landscape diversity, not only for the
sake of environment, but for their
own sake! After years of living abroad as an English teacher in a high school in the Maldives, my wish is to spend the
rest of my years in my home village, doing something that would enable me to
share my love for the place and help preserve its beauty and cultural integrity, while promoting international
cultural and hospitality exchange.
And here is a newer picture of us!
Here is my mother, the life and soul of theoldhouse, and an excellent cook. Come and taste if you dont believe me! By the way, she speaks very good English, and can teach you how to put ona sari in the traditional way.
