S P Sujith Swaminikarthil Grows Living Pookkalam in Alappuzha for Onam
In Kanjikuzhi, a village near Cherthala in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, a farmer has breathed new life into an age-old tradition. S P Sujith Swaminikarthil has reimagined the ‘pookkalam’ — the vibrant floral carpet laid to welcome Onam, not as something to be picked and placed, but something to be planted and grown. Instead of gathering…