Hyderabad, Dec. 15 -- India has many unique regions, and Kuttanad, located in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, is one of the most special. It is widely known as the "Netherlands of India" and also called the "Rice Bowl of Kerala." This title comes from its rare style of farming, rich rice production and strong connection with water.

Kuttanad is called the Netherlands of India because farming is done below sea level, similar to the European country of the Netherlands. Some parts of this region lie one to two metres below sea level. To protect their crops, farmers build strong mud walls called bunds around the fields to stop water from flooding them. This traditional method has been followed for generations and shows the skill and hard wo...