Vinod Nambiar

Cochin, Kerala

Associate Vice President

I am a software engineer with a strong interest in Kerala’s cultural heritage and traditional knowledge systems. Computers are my profession and folklore is my passion. I was born and brought up in what is known as Valluvanad – an area formed by contiguous portions of Palakkad, Malappuram and Thrissur Districts in Kerala. My native village is Arangottukara, a little hamlet on the banks of the river Nila that’s rich in culture and steeped in tradition. Right from childhood, I had a keen interest in assimilating local knowledge and in observing and absorbing the local ethos. In course of time I understood the value of our native culture and traditional knowledge, and the pressing need fo