ഓമനത്തിങ്കൾക്കിടാവോ — PDF (RIT Ezhuthu) · PDF (Rachana) · English version below മലയാളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട താരാട്ടുപാട്ടാണ് ‘ഓമനത്തിങ്കൾക്കിടാവോ’. 1813-ൽ തിരുവിതാംകൂർ മഹാറാണി ഗൗരി ലക്ഷ്മി ഭായിയുടെ അഭ്യർത്ഥനപ്രകാരം ഇരയിമ്മൻ തമ്പിയാണ് ഈ വരികൾ രചിച്ചത്. തന്റെ...
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Here’s another playlist of hip-hop music from Kerala and other south Indian states, around early 2020s.
കമ്പ്യൂട്ടറിൽ മലയാളം എഴുതാനുള്ള കെണികൾ ഇറങ്ങി കാലം കുറെ ആയെങ്കിലും , ഞാൻ ഒരു മലയാളം കീബോർഡ് ഇഷ്ടപെട്ട് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തുടങ്ങിയത് ഈ അടുത്ത ആണ്. വാട്ട്സാപ്പിൽ എനിക്ക് ആൾക്കാർ മലയാളം മെസേജുകൾ അയക്കുമ്പോൾ ആണ് , എനിക്ക് മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ്...
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Here’s some rap in malayalam for your listening pleasure. ☮
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Hello world, Trying out posterous !