Oruma Malayalees Association in Southern California

ORUMA is a non-profit Cultural organization of people from Kerala, the southern state of India. It is an independent association of Malayalees in Southern California with a growing membership count. Tucked away at the southern tip of the sub-continent, and lapped by the Arabian Sea, Kerala is something of an oasis of calm when compared to the heat and hustle of the rest of India. One of the smallest states in the country, it feels quieter, calmer and generally more relaxed than the loud and lively tourist-attracting areas of the north. Perhaps this is because Kerala is largely rural, great swathes of its land being taken up by marshy backwaters, tea plantations, rice paddies and lofty mountains.