Rooted to Kerala - In Conversation with Creative Malayalee Women Entrepreneurs
‘You will meet a Malayalee on the moon,’ is a joke you have probably heard often, as a tribute to the resourcefulness of the Malayalee diaspora when it comes to investigating and adapting to new shores.
And yet, the most hard-nosed Malayalee shares a nostalgia for the homeland that is quite simply unparalleled. It is a nostalgia that will sometimes bring them back, and in the three stories that we will share over the next few weeks, you will see a common thread running through all of these stories - a return to their roots, to ‘home’ and an exploration of their Malayalee identity, which in turn informs their creative vision.
