Madurai’s peculiar connection to Scotland, Logarithms,
Colin Mackenzie, and a hero’s heart Madurai has a great cultural history, and for a long time
was Tamil Nadu’s cultural capital, and the ‘Toonga Nagaram, the city that never
slept’. It was one of those cities which endured so many rulers and cha…
The Heart of Montrose
Madurai’s peculiar connection to Scotland, Logarithms,
Colin Mackenzie, and a hero’s heart Madurai has a great cultural history, and for a long time
was Tamil Nadu’s cultural capital, and the ‘Toonga Nagaram, the city that never
slept’. It was one of those cities which endured so many rulers and cha…
The murder at Newington School, and its
aftermath I 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…
Palmer’s Indian restaurant – And the interesting story
behind it During a trip to Gangarams in Bangalore many a decade ago, I
found the cookbook, Indian Cookery by E.P. Veerasawmy. Some of the recipes in it
were quickly mastered (the concept, that is) and became a staple in our kitchen.
I had always…
An American filmmaker in Madras 1935-1950 A few days back, after Dr Swati Mohan’s involvement with the
Perseverance landing on Mars, our President Biden congratulating her, said – what
an incredible honor this is - you Indian descent Americans have taken over the
country…you, my vice president, my s…
Sundaram's Tale It was hot and humid, a Sunday with nothing much to do and I
was bored. Looking down from the third floor of Ambika Nivas, the humanity teeming
below on the Pycrofts road, linking the beach and the Royapettah high road looked
incredibly busy. The vegetable market was swarming wit…
