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 [...]
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Itty Abraham  Tags: King Tutankhamen exhibition, Makka and Medina, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Travancore royal family |  2 comments | 
Sumesh Mangalassery
“You can’t walk to the Maldives”, “We want more planes flying, not less.” : Geoffrey Lipman, Assistant Secretary-General of the UNWTO It is very clear from Lipman’s statement for whom and what UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is trying to negotiate. The ‘business as usual’ argument is that [...] November 11th, 2009 | Category: climate change, tourism |    (3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ...
Anivar Aravind “In 1967 Thailand contracted with the US Govt to provide “Rest & Recreation” services to the troops during the Vietnam war. it was in 1971 while the war in South East Asia raged that the world bank recommended the development of mass tourism in Thailand. The bank at that time was headed by Robert [...] Sumesh Mangalassery For the villagers of Kovalam fishing village(near Chennai), the night of April 13th, 2006 (the eve of the Tamil New Year) is still a nightmare. Police entered the village, beat their women, threatened their men, and arrested many. Later, the villagers were astounded to know that the complaint had been filed by the [...] |
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