The Japanese Indian ocean raid and the Madras exodus..
Everybody talked about the Great War as the summer months seared
the South. Even though there was an imminent fear of a Japanese invasion in
India, the Mahatma and the Congress were quite upset with the British dragging
India into what they ess…
As Madras trembled - 1942
The Japanese Indian ocean raid and the Madras exodus..
Everybody talked about the Great War as the summer months seared
the South. Even though there was an imminent fear of a Japanese invasion in
India, the Mahatma and the Congress were quite upset with the British dragging
India into what they ess…
Charles Dickens, India
and the life of Walter Dickens in
Calcutta
Dickens has been so much a part of many Indian generations
since the mid-19 th century, we have read his works as part of school
studies, and many others have read him for pleasure and enjoyed his works. We
got to know his characters …
The various myths, legends and lore – an overview
I must admit I was in two minds before starting on this
trek. Many years ago, I found the Holger Kersten book staring down at me from
one of Gangaram’s top shelves, at their MG Road store. The title ‘Jesus lived
in India’ was arresting and I picked …
Lawyer, Freedom fighter, Statesman from Malabar
We had been studying the lives of people from a past
generation, those who fought for Indian independence. We read a lot about the
Menon from the West - VKKM, we also perused stories on the VP Menon from the
South, who integrated the country, ACN Namb…
