Walk through Ages

Animal motifs in Cave Paintings of  Great Migration Corridor of Western Ghats- Archeo-zoological approach. The cave paintings of Great Migration Corridor give us vivid pictures about man and animal relation during period of culture existed in the region. Simultaneously we can draw a clear conclusion about the period of cave paintings in the area. It works on both way and benefited for a clear study about man and environment analysis of the culture. There are 22 cave paintings discovered so far. Innumerable number of megaliths and other archaeological monuments seen in the area near to the paintings is more important and interesting.             Presently 90% of the area is under forest cover. A close analysis of the landscape ravels that majority of the area was under shifting cultivation, except few section with permanent agriculture practiced. Only 10% of the area is of primary forest, rests of all are secondary degraded forest. We can see many dom

Walk Through Ages -My love with Anjunad-Marayoor valley starts from 1993. At that time, my role was an associate director of a movie. Then after, this enchanting and mystic mountains and valleys dragged my soul and mind into its unfathomed beauty.  Later in 1994 I took a video documentary titled ‘Megaliths of Marayoor’ for DD Trivandrum. Since then my curiosity driving me through the rich heritage fields of Anchunad. Then     I realized that there existed a boundless continuity of a vanished culture extent beyond the political boundaries. I decided to wander around Panani hills and Anamalais in search of its buried cultures. However, the forests tracts and farmland are rich in biodiversity. It took over my attention, changed the mindset, and paid more attention to study the fauna of the area. My journey through the forest tracts and mountains as a naturalist yielded many discoveries of Megaliths and prehistoric monuments; many may avoided due to ignorance. My academic background is