And V.E. Mathew of Ka-su-ma-su
I am almost sure that many of you would not have heard this
story, barring a few living in Britain and Australia, those who peruse newspapers
and old WWII stories carefully. This happened at a remote locale in the Indian
Ocean, some 250 miles south of Java, named Chr…
The Christmas Island Revolt - 1942
And V.E. Mathew of Ka-su-ma-su
I am almost sure that many of you would not have heard this
story, barring a few living in Britain and Australia, those who peruse newspapers
and old WWII stories carefully. This happened at a remote locale in the Indian
Ocean, some 250 miles south of Java, named Chr…
Nangeli’s story, is
it true?
A considerable furor seems to have been created by news
reports detailing the legend of a lady named Nangeli who once lived at Chertala
in Travancore. Some based their stories on the oral testimony of descendants of
this hapless woman following which a few of my friends…
The ancient postal services at Travancore, and Cochin
As a child I loved the many trips to our local post office.
At Pallavur, the old post office was situated next to the temple and I had
first introduced it when I wrote the story of Ramnath and ‘ a pack of cards ’.
Whenever I went to Pallavur for m…
