Onam, NITK and Me

Atham, Chithira, Chodhi, Vishakam, Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam, Pooradam, Uthradom, Thiruvonam. Ten days, one massive festival. From pookkalams (floral carpets) to sadhyas (feasts) to snake boat races to native art forms to processions to games and gifts, Onam is certainly celebrated with much fanfare by the worldwide Malayali diaspora. Although it has its roots in Hindu…