I am sure many will wonder what earthly
connection Utopia and Malabar would or could ever have had. Admittedly, Kerala is quite literate
according to many indicators and is/was a model state and so on, but with the
news that can be read on today’s newspapers and seen on TV, many would agree that K…
Utopia and Malabar
I am sure many will wonder what earthly
connection Utopia and Malabar would or could ever have had. Admittedly, Kerala is quite literate
according to many indicators and is/was a model state and so on, but with the
news that can be read on today’s newspapers and seen on TV, many would agree that K…
The British, India and Tea
It has been a while since I wrote, for I was busy on the
home front with yet another move. I did not have to move far this time, and did
what many in America do, I downsized. In simple terms I moved to a smaller home
without a backyard and many of those other extra amenit…
The great India Pakistan Divide
My curiosity about this matter was piqued when my friend
sent me the famous BS Kesavan photograph pertaining to the division of books
between India and Pakistan during the partition. Upon a detailed study of the
Caravan article connected to it, it was clear that no d…
The PNS Ghazi Sinking
In early April 1942, a little-known episode of World War II
took place, stated by Sir Winston Churchill to be “the most dangerous moment of
the war,” when the Japanese made their only major offensive westwards into the
Indian Ocean. This was when the Axis flagged Japanese fle…
