TERLS (Thumba Equatorial
Rocket Launching Station) – Its genesis
One of our pastimes while at school in Kazhakootam was to go
out and watch the rocket launches from nearby Thumba. The clear line of sight
from the hills where the Sainik School was located in Kazhakootam allowed us to
see those Sodiu…
The Story Of TERLS
TERLS (Thumba Equatorial
Rocket Launching Station) – Its genesis
One of our pastimes while at school in Kazhakootam was to go
out and watch the rocket launches from nearby Thumba. The clear line of sight
from the hills where the Sainik School was located in Kazhakootam allowed us to
see those Sodiu…
Their esoteric
connections
Diwali is around the corner. But what is it really about?
Which legend started the celebration? Why is it that Malayalis do not celebrate
Diwali? What are the stories associated with this grand festival? How did the
stories evolve? So many questions, I guess…but if you st…
Burnshire - Cannanore
1944-46
Burma had been taken by the Japanese, Singapore and Malaya had
been lost earlier and the trepidation of invasion through the eastern frontier
near Assam was paramount in quivering allied hearts. Indians were in two minds,
one supporting the Azad Hind massing up in Burm…
From the Ravanhasta to the Indian violin
Some people get irritated when I conjure up a story
connecting something from the present to its past origins in India. They equate
it to the pater in “my fat Greek wedding’ who would connect everything great to
Greek history. But I guess it has to be accept…
