Dec 1971 - On a precarious precipice An American typist who had spent some years in India, a
muckraking high-flying reporter, a president who hated him to the core, a wily bureaucrat,
a game of war being fought on two fronts, the baying press, an alarming
prospect of WW III, and potential for a nucl…
Nixon, Anderson and India
Dec 1971 - On a precarious precipice An American typist who had spent some years in India, a
muckraking high-flying reporter, a president who hated him to the core, a wily bureaucrat,
a game of war being fought on two fronts, the baying press, an alarming
prospect of WW III, and potential for a nucl…
Life and times of a poet extraordinaire… You can only understand the magic of Thampi’s works if you
spend a while and listen to lovely renditions of his poetry in the mellifluous
voices of KS Chitra and Sreevalsan Menon. As you let the lullaby Omanathinkal
Kidavo caress your mind and take you to you…
More Curry tales There was a time when British India had these nice dining cars on trains with set tables and liveried waiters at call, fancy cutlery, and so on, but they were long gone before my time. Then there were the restaurants and clubs in cities which pandered to the Raj. But for the British…
This is Congress radio calling from somewhere in India
on 42.34 meters The Vilayati RDF lorries were making yet another circuit trying
to triangulate the weak radio signals which were now becoming regular. The CID
had started out early in the morning, driving around Girgaum to locate the dammed
cong…
