Life in Kuttanad

Kuttanad is the land of backwaters and paddy fields. Situated in the district of Allepey, its the most picturesque place in Kerala, Travelled through the inland waters for about 4-5 hours and captured these still for you

Materials including building materials are transported in small boats called "vanchis" 

Just like we do have motorbikes and cars, they have small boats called "vallams" for their transport needs 

Even the older generation uses boats docked in the riverside as a place for chit-chat 

 Roads and pavements are so close to water, sometime its scary

A vanchi carrying sand for construction ready to be transported 

People may use the same vanchis for transporting goods and for travel 

piggybacking is also common 

An old man who does door to door marketing 

A boat parked in front of a church 

 Children have nice time fishing on the wayside

Politicians lobbying in the boat station too 

 Crossing from this shore to the other

 Transporting hay to the market

A super express boat service  

 Hang out 

In search of solitude

Kuttanad, Alapuzha

Kuttanad is known as the granary of Kerala because this area was the largest producer of rice in Kerala. But currently the major share of rice is brought from other states especially, Andhra Pradesh. This is because, Kerala is now like a large township; its agricultural lands are rapidly being converted for building urban infrastructure. But even now this area is so beautiful and is a great target for tourists and photographers. With lots of water bodies in and around Alapuzha, its a must see place in Kerala. Here are some of the pictures I have taken from Kuttanad area.

A small pond which is a source of water for fields

A road which passes through the center of the field

Ducks being breed in a canal

A view of the paddy field

Another view of the paddy field

A morning sight 

From the side of the Alapuzha - Chenganassery Road

A boat by the side of the canal

One of the bridge across the canal

Taken from the Nedumudi bridge