Derek, my landlady’s son-in-law, is called upon each time the flat is faced with some problem. This time it was the replacement of the Cooker. One of the hobs would continue to burn, even when turned off. This problem was graciously rectified by our generous landlady, by replacing it with a brand new [...]
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Brainerd Prince Itty Abraham  Tags: King Tutankhamen exhibition, Makka and Medina, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Travancore royal family |  2 comments | 
The recent discovery of a priceless hoard of gems and valuables in the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram raises a number of political questions. The starting point for this discovery was a legal challenge in the courts, regarding the quality of management of the trust that oversees the temple. From that successful [...] John Thomas Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose revolves around a series of murders that take place in a Benedictine abbey of the fourteenth century. One of the intriguing structures in the abbey is the library. Except for the librarian, no one else is permitted to enter this library. If anyone attempts to enter, they [...] Sreebitha Plenty of magazines were published during the first four decades of twentieth century in Kerala. Each community used magazine as a powerful means to articulate their ideas of “reform.” It is very interesting to note that each community had at least one magazine as their own which address a particular audience but with [...] |
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