KOZHIKODE: Onam is also going digital. The techies of Kozhikode will organise digital flower carpet competitions and digital Onam games this time. They have also planned to revive the bygone customs and traditions by conducting all the programmes, including Onam sadya, pookalam, Onakali and other events associated with the festival. The IT parks, including Government Cyber Park, UL Cyber Park and HiLite Business Park, have mooted the new generation Onam programmes.
“As the world is changing and all the sectors are witnessing technological advancement, we thought of celebrating the festival in a techie style,” said Vishnudath Kuniyil, employee at Acodez IT company. Not just Onam, all other festivals will also be celebrated here with the help of technology. Digital and flat painting is an advanced art sector in IT and hence the tool has been used to create Onam pookalam designs.
“We will also give importance to the 3D images of such pookalam designed by our staff,” he added. “We have designed ‘Gottikali’ or ‘marble play’ for the celebration,” said M. Aliriza, Flewhub company CEO. Innovation plus tradition will be the theme for the celebration this year, he added. “We have also made a trail app that will help you customise patterns, figures and colours used in pookalam,” he said.
