I have been a little bit tardy with writing over the last two
months, but then again there were no dearth of reasons. We had to deal with a
tragic loss, the tumult following it and undertake a short trip to India. As
you can imagine, traversing these waters were not easy, to say the least. What star…
Photos on the Mantel
I have been a little bit tardy with writing over the last two
months, but then again there were no dearth of reasons. We had to deal with a
tragic loss, the tumult following it and undertake a short trip to India. As
you can imagine, traversing these waters were not easy, to say the least. What star…
The King, the Fugger and the ‘perdido’ nau…. The India run was like no other adventure. The sailors on
that Carriera da India which left out from Lisbon March 1533 on the 30 meter
long Nau Bom Jesus were a motley collection of priests, sailors, soldados,
degredados, nobility and officers, totaling t…
And how Annie hall
road got its name
Annie hall road – why was it called so? During my College
days, Balan’s book lending library used to be situated on that road. My friend
Venu used to go there often, me not so often, but I used to borrow books from
Venu and read them at College. Most would ha…
Operation
Longshanks and the Calcutta Light Horse The
Second World War had gripped almost the whole world in its vise like grip. Some
countries entered into the war arena with a good amount of confusion and
trepidation, some were forced into it, some watched from the edges, affected
though by the fa…
