CALICUT- THE CITY OF SCULPTURES

Calicut (Kozhikode) is tagged as the second best city of the country and is located in the most beautiful state of India, Kerala. This beautiful city has the most beautiful lakes, beaches, hillocks, parks, rivers, churches, temples and sculptures. Calicut is said to be the most significant trade center of Kerala. Because of the presence of marshy land in this place, the city is often called Chullikkad meaning a shrubby land of jungle. The spices of this place are famous throughout and attracts traders from round the world for spices and many other commodities. The economy of this city is dependent on agriculture and fishery on one hand and timber, tea, coconut and coffee industry on the other hand.

Calicut Railway station

There is an intensive network of railways in Calicut which connects it to the major parts of the country such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Vijaywada, Palakkad, Vishakapatnam, Kochi, Trivandrum, Kollam and Kannur. Apart from these, there are bi-weekly and tri weekly trains for destinations such as Bikaner and Jaipur from this station. If you happen to travel by this station and wish to order food on train at CALICUT JN (KOZHIKODE), then visit the website of Traveler Food and order what you love to eat.

Calicut cuisine

The cuisine of Calicut is under the influence of Indian and foreign cuisines such as British, Chinese, Arab, European and Gujarati, North Indian, Jain food and South Indian food. One of the amazing dishes here is the sweetmeat known as 'Halwa' which is prepared with flour and is available in every sweetmeat shop. Another one is sadya, which is a meal accompanied with sambhar, rice, papad and other curries.

Calicut culture

The people of this city give immense importance to the traditional values that is passed on to them from their ancestors. The language, dance, songs and music of Calicut reflects its culture in the most beautiful manner. The songs of this culture have a different tune with lyrics which synthesis of Malayalam and Arabic. The major dance forms include Kathakali, Koothu, Kaikottikali and Ottanthullal. The dance performances are usually made over the mythological tales. The most significant festivals here are Madapalli and Pooram festival. The love for art that these people have can be understood from the fact that the city is famous for art galleries.

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