On the Germans interned in Yercaud 1940-45 and the fascinating story of
the Friedmann family Yercaud is not on the way to anywhere, for you have to go
there, and I have not been there. So my description of that magical place comes
from the memories and threads woven by so many others who lived there…
Ithu oru nalla pasu (this is a nice cow)
On the Germans interned in Yercaud 1940-45 and the fascinating story of
the Friedmann family Yercaud is not on the way to anywhere, for you have to go
there, and I have not been there. So my description of that magical place comes
from the memories and threads woven by so many others who lived there…
The Prince of Wales Visit 1921 Lots of things happened in 1921, good and bad. Insulin was
discovered, the communist party was formed in China, Hitler became the leader
of the Nazi party, Einstein was nominated for the Nobel prize, and so on and so
forth. In British India, KR Narayanan and Satyajit R…
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…
Only a few readers would have a decent idea about the CIA
airbase in Orissa’s Charbatia, even though it has been talked about on occasion
in the Indian press, and the details are at best murky except for a keen
academician. As I got into studying the geopolitical involvements of the period
during t…
