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Puzha.com, the
first interactive Malayalam portal, has launched four new channels
for the Malayali community. There is a channel for kids only called
‘Kuttikalude Puzha’. The new channels include one for
classics in Malayalam called ‘Puzha Classics’, one on
folk-lore retrospective called ‘Nattarivu’ and another
on astrology.
All these new
attractions will be part of the main platform - the portal puzha.com.
The portal organisers have succeeded in getting prominent figures
to handle these new channels. Those who have agreed to work for
the portal include writers of children’s literature and experts
on Kerala folklore, according to puzha.com officials.
Puzha.com,
a venture almost entirely funded by non-resident Keralites with
an objective of promoting Kerala’s literature, culture and
art among the younger generation, was launched in December 2000.
The portal also publishes a magazine by the same name. It has already
featured works of more than 100 eminent and upcoming writers in
Malayalam.
The portal’s
top executives said that using the interactive features in the portal,
those keen on getting their works published could easily do so using
this portal. An easy-to-use Malayalam word processing package has
also been made available for free download, which should enable
users to publish in Malayalam.
As a collaborative
attempt, the interactive features in puzha.com give the creative
user opportunities to generate quality content for others, the official
added.
—Ajayan
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