Radio Mango

RJ Karthikk narrates an incredibly heart-touching story about friendship and the power of radio in this podcast. The story takes place 8 years ago, when he started his journey as an RJ. In the initial days, while he was still learning the ropes as a radio jockey, he accidentally revealed some of his personal details much to the displeasure of his show producer. Soon one thing led to another and he...

Although born in Thrissur, Sreejeet was brought up and lived most of his life in Delhi. Needless to say, his Malayalam diction was considered a bit ‘odd’ by his friends and relatives in Kerala. He began his experiments with Malayalam right from his childhood when relatives used to talk to him in Malayalam and he’d struggle to reply back to them. As he grew up, he never thought he’d end up in Keral...

Once upon a time, during a monsoon season, a Goorkha came to Kodakara. Now, why did he come to Kodakara of all places? Would he be able to adjust to the new surroundings and culture? Do the locals really think they need a Goorkha? A hilarious incident one night changes his life. RJ Chandu takes listeners through a humorous episode taken from the collection of Kodakara stories called ‘Kodakara Pura...

Lone midnight. Pitch darkness. The smell of Palappoo (rightly called Devil Tree flower) in the atmosphere. The cackle of a woman faintly heard at a distance. Suddenly a woman in white saree appears out of nowhere. Isn’t this the typical concept we have of a Yakshi (Female spirit) from several decades? Mostly seen only in our horror films, we have been imagining this character the same way, regardl...

RJ Nidhi recollects celebrating Kerala Piravi during her school days and then relocating to the middle-east at the age of 21. Once away from her roots, the feeling of home hit her hard. She reveals how she spent her time living through the memories of home, the beaches, the sights, the sounds, the food, the celebrations and even the little things she used to see from her front-yard that she took f...

Savad chronicles an incredible incident from the life of Merchant Navy Officer Deepak Udayaraj. Deepak had a great job and a happy life. He got married in January 2020. Then something no one in the world expected happened - the covid 19 pandemic. Right after his wedding when Deepak was looking forward to wonderful things in his life, he found that he couldn’t get back to work. 8 months later he wa...

If you ask someone in Kerala what’s the best halwa they have ever had, they would most probably say it is the Kozhikode Halwa. Halwa or sweet meat as the English colonizers called it, is so popular in Kerala that there is a street in Kozhikode named after it - The Sweet Meat Street (SM Street). RJ Jaisal narrates the story of a 14 year old boy, Alan Das, from Kozhikode’s SM Street who miraculously...

Even before being old enough to learn all the alphabets in the Malayalam aksharamala , Pratheesh began learning the lyrics of popular songs by heart. Right from that age he harboured dreams of becoming a popular lyricist. In order to hone his skills he would try writing different lyrics to the tune of already popular songs. RJ Pratheesh narrates an incident from his childhood when he tried to take...

Once an expatriate himself, RJ Veeru explains to listeners how a Pravaasi or expatriate can be classified into various types. He elaborates the different kinds with examples based on his own experiences. Veeru believes that pravaasam is a choice that one takes on their own accord and sometimes takes out of pressure. However, he believes that expatriates have more Kerala in them than the people liv...

Travel back in time with RJ Shyam as he takes you to the garden in the front yard of an old home during the Kerala monsoons. He introduces us to a peculiar Mango tree from his childhood that is still vivid in his memories. The tree was short in height and almost resembled a mushroom at times and the shadow of a dwarf man spreading his hands wide during nights.  During the mango season the tre...

Dressing up in traditional attire on Kerala Piravi day is something we cannot do without as Malayalis. Another major thing Malayalis cannot do without is choru , or rice. The world famous and most sought-after Kerala Sadhya is testament to Malayalis love for rice and an assortment of curries.  RJ Poornima, an ardent choru fan recounts the time when she landed in a college in Chennai and start...

Sometimes you need to be far away from something to know its true worth. The love for one’s home is something of that sort. You only realize its worth when you are away in another land. RJ Sajina recollects a time when she left home for college in Karnataka. She made friends with two other Malayalis and was inseparable to the extent that they were named Three Musketeers by others in the college. T...

12 years ago, Arshi from U.P came to Kerala, studied here among Malayali kids without knowing a single word in Malayalam, and grew up to become a Malayalam teacher in the same school. The daughter of a migrant worker who achieved an almost impossible dream. Sounds like a fairytale story right? Hear it to believe it as RJ Adarsh talks to Arshi in Malayalam and is surprised that she speaks better th...

The devastating floods in 2018 taught us a lot of lessons. While it opened our eyes and made us more humble than we were, we found among us a lot of unlikely heroes. Heroes from various walks of life taught us the true meaning of Humanity. While we celebrated some, a few of them remained in the shadows as unsung heroes. RJ Manju speaks to some of the heroes who upheld the spirit of Kerala and show...

The good ‘ol pre-covid days when one could travel anywhere they could without fear, RJ Prameela took a trip to Rajasthan. She had been looking forward to traveling to Rajasthan to explore the palaces and architecture of old buildings reminiscent of a bygone era. When she reached Jaisalmer, she was captivated by the beautiful sunset in the desert. But what brought a smile on her face was a complime...

Once, during an interview, avid traveller, entrepreneur and media person Santhosh George Kulangara was asked a seemingly tough question. The interviewer asked Santhosh where he would visit if he could only visit one country in his lifetime. The answer was as interesting and thought-provoking as the story RJ Delmi recounts about one of her friend’s academic tour across North-East India and West Ben...

What comes to your mind when you hear the name Kerala? The cuisine of Kerala is definitely something most people associate with the word Kerala. Now, it is no surprise that we, as Malayalis are fond of our food. But how does an outsider who loves food perceive our cuisine? RJ Vinaya, a foodie herself, chats with Aparna Mulberry, a half-American, half-Chilean teacher/vlogger who was raised in Keral...

Kerala Piravi, the day that marks the birth of Kerala is a day every proud Malayali celebrates in great grandeur. While girls take out their precious Kerala saree from their wardrobe, the boys turn up dapper in kasavu mundu . It is almost mandatory to take photos in traditional costumes to post on social media, as a day like this doesn’t come by that often. But have we, as a generation forgotten o...

We’re all familiar with Usha Uthup’s popular song, Ente Keralam Ethra Sundaram . Imagine listening to this beautiful song as many times as she wants from her mother during her childhood. RJ Anjali, daughter of Malayali’s favourite Usha Didi, grew up as a Malayali by choice. Even though she’s a half Malayali, half Tamilian, who grew up in Kolkata with a father and mother who themselves grew up in d...

The Malayalam language has evolved a lot over generations. It has now reached a point where it is no longer Malayalam, it’s Manglish - the language spoken by the majority of the new generation. How did they end up speaking Manglish, an amalgamation of Malayalam and English and forgetting their mother tongue? RJ Shilpa recollects memories of her school and college life where speaking in Malayalam w...

Who doesn’t love travelling right? We all love going places for various reasons. But ever since the pandemic hit, and lockdowns of various types were implemented, all travel plans have gone haywire. Even Kerala must be missing all the travellers from around the world who used to come by throughout the year. RJ Karthikk takes listeners on a journey across the 14 districts of Kerala to explore the u...

Who doesn’t love travelling right? We all love going places for various reasons. But ever since the pandemic hit, and lockdowns of various types were implemented, all travel plans have gone haywire. Even Kerala must be missing all the travellers from around the world who used to come by throughout the year. RJ Karthikk takes listeners on a journey across the 14 districts of Kerala to explore the u...

Gopiyettan is a simple man with no malice in his heart. You could say paalum-vellam pole manassaanu Gopiyettanu. What happens when Gopiyettan gets accused of theft in a crowded bus? Can he prove his innocence? RJ Chandu takes listeners through a humorous episode taken from the collection of hilarious Kodakara stories called ‘Kodakara Puranam’ penned by Sajeev Edathadan. Voice: RJ Chandu Producer:...

We all make choices in life that we either regret immediately or feel bad about at a later stage. We sometimes take wrong turns in life and wish we could just go back and take the right road. Most people don’t do it because they don’t want to risk going back and making another mistake. RJ Deepak shares an experience from his life, where he took one such wrong turn during his university days, that...

How much does it cost to do a good deed? RJ Haritha takes listeners back to her school days when a little act of kindness made her realize that once you set your mind to do an act of kindness, there will always be a way to make even the impossible possible. Voice: RJ Haritha Producer: Radhika ► Visit our website:   https://www.radiomango.fm ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...