People in Manjeri now say “Silicon Jeri” without laughing. That alone is a change worth noticing. But does the name match the reality on the ground, or is it still mostly a hope with a good logo? Key takeaways A working coworking campus and a visible group...
Before Silicon Jeri had a single tenant, it had a construction site. Someone poured the concrete, raised the walls, and wired the building long before any coder walked in. Most people never ask who that someone was. Key takeaways Migrant construction labor is common...
Ask someone in Manjeri if Silicon Jeri has changed the town, and most will say yes. Ask the same question in Perinthalmanna or Kondotty, and the answer gets a lot less certain. That gap is worth looking at directly instead of glossing over it. A single campus can pull...
Ten years ago, the land around what is now the Silicon Jeri campus grew coconuts and paddy. Today, some of those same plots hold office buildings, parking areas, and access roads. What happened to the people who owned that land? Key takeaways Land near the Silicon...
Does Manjeri need its own airport right now? No. Not even close. That is the honest answer, and it is worth saying plainly before anyone gets carried away with talk of runways near a coworking campus in Malappuram. Silicon Jeri is growing. More founders are showing...
A wedding photographer in Manjeri used to have one busy season and one type of client. That is starting to change. Some of the same photographers who shoot weddings on Sundays are now booking product photos and founder headshots for startups on Tuesday afternoons....
