Lakshadweep - Transfer of power deliberations, and a brief history There are many discussions these days about those remote
islands to the west of Malabar, namely Lakshadweep. I had written about the
caste quarrels out there and also some of its histories as connected to the
Cannanore Royalty and th…
The Laccadives, Pakistan and Sardar Patel
Lakshadweep - Transfer of power deliberations, and a brief history There are many discussions these days about those remote
islands to the west of Malabar, namely Lakshadweep. I had written about the
caste quarrels out there and also some of its histories as connected to the
Cannanore Royalty and th…
Relentless in the pursuit of cures North of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh where it's famed red-hot
chilies grew, and South of Rajamundry where many a graceful courtesan of yore was
trained is situated a sleepy little village, named Bhimavaram, the name
literally meaning "the gift of Bhima".…
The gloom which had set in after the Indo China conflict of
1962 was slowly abating, but the mood in the country and especially the capital
at New Delhi, was still downbeat. Nehru had been discussing additional support
from America with the energetic Ambassador Galbraith who was the interlocuter
be…
Part 1 - Azad Hind – Free India Radio
The group of ragged looking youngsters, some called them revolutionaries, huddled around the radio looking furtively around, before they tuned the set to the German shortwave frequency. Today was going to be a big day, the 19th of February 1942. The Far East w…
