The De La Hey case

The murder at Newington School, and its aftermathI had only a vague idea about this infamous case, and it was never my intention to delve into it. Nevertheless, I was pulled into it by chance as I was studying the collection of Kavalappara papers and saw a mention of a Parvathy Nethiyar withdrawing...

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The Azad Hind Bank, Rangoon

And the role of the indomitable A Yellappa As I had detailed previously, the forerunners to the INA were mostly nonresident organizations comprising volunteers, based in SE Asia, mainly Singapore and Malaya, which was later centralized in Rangoon (today's Yangon). Established in wartime, it was a setup...

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