TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXVII

POSTER BOY FOR COMMERCIAL ART

'Poster boy for commercial art', write-up on K. Madhavan, the pioneer commercial artist, who set patterns for film posters and 'cut-outs' in South Indian filmdom,The Hindu, 19-12-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXVI

                                          AN IVORY SKELETON FOR THE PRINCE

'An Ivory Skeleton for the Prince', write-up on Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma's penchant for science,The Hindu, 05-12-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXV

                                                     ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

'Architectural Heritage', write-up on Swaroopathu Veedu, the 200 year old ancestral house of Mathilakam Pillais associated with the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple,The Hindu, 21-11-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXIV

                                                    PORTRAIT OF A HUNGARIAN ARTIST

'Portrait of a Hungarian Artist ', write-up on August Theodor Schoefft, a talented artist whose works adorned the court of Swathi Tirunal Rama Varma,The Hindu, 07-11-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXIII

                                                             THE UNSUNG ARTIST

  'The unsung artist ', write-up on Artist R. Haridas, a forgotten artist and his works,The Hindu,              17-10-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXII

THE BLACKSMITHS OF VANCHIYOOR

'The blacksmiths of Vanchiyoor', write-up on the craftsmen who made the clock installed in the Mani Meda, Karuvelappura Malika,The Hindu, 03-10-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXI

SEAT OF ROYALTY

'Seat of Royalty', write-up on Padmanabhapuram palace, the abode of the Venad royals,The Hindu, 19-09-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LX

                                              COMMANDING PRESENCE OF THE PAST

'Commanding presence of the past', write-up on 'Fouzdar House', the residence of Fouzdari Commissioner S. Anantharama Iyer,The Hindu, 05-09-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LIX

GUARDIANS OF A LEGACY

'Guardians of a legacy', write-up on R. Vasudeva Poduval, former Director of Archaeology,The Hindu, 15-08-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LVIII

                                                                MEMORIAL MARKERS

'Memorial Markers', write-up on Palliadakku mukku, the ancient cremation ground of Travancore royals,The Hindu, 01-08-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LVII

                                                                THE VISIONARY ARTIST

'The Visionary Artist', write-up on Artist K.R. Ravi Varma, the nephew of Raja Ravi Varma,The Hindu, 18-07-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LVI

                                                                 HOUSE OF MEMORIES

'House of Memories', write-up on Valiya Kallaraikkal Veedu, Poovar and Pokku Moosa Maraykkar,   The Hindu, 04-07-2015.

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                                                 STANDING GUARD OVER A REGAL LEGACY

'Standing guard over a regal legacy', write-up on Kaithavilakam Bungalow, a.k.a. Bungalow Ammaveedu and its famous occupants,The Hindu, 20-06-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LIV

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

'Portrait of an Artist', write-up on the famed portrait artist Manacaud K. Ramakrishnan Achari,                      The Hindu, 06-06-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LIII

                                                                      CURSE OF A RANI

'Curse of a Rani', write-up on the popular myth associated with Puttencotta burial ground,The Hindu, 23-05-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LII

VANISHING LINKS TO THE PAST

'Vanishing links to the past', write-up on the recently demolished 'C.P. Satrom' and the C.P. bust,The Hindu, 09-05-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LI

PORTRAIT OF A FORGOTTEN ARTIST

'Portrait of a forgotten artist', write-up on the the Durbar Artist of Travancore, Thavottu N. Sivarama Pillai,The Hindu, 25-04-2015.

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THE ROYAL CRAFTSMEN FROM ATTINGAL

'The royal craftsmen from Attingal', write-up on the craft guilds associated with the Travancore royal family,The Hindu, 11-04-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLIX

HARD TIMES FOR VINTAGE LIBRARY

'Hard times for vintage library', write-up on the seventy-year old V. Madhavan Thampi Memorial Library, Palkulangara,The Hindu, 28-03-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLVIII

                                                   CARVING A NICHE IN THEIR FIELD

'Carving a niche in their field', write-up on 'Ananthapadmanabhan Achari' Kochu Kunju Achari, the master craftsman associated with the royal Durbar of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram, The Hindu, 14-03-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLVII

KEEPER OF CROWN JEWELS

'Keeper of the crown jewels', write-up on the 'Chellam Vaka Karyakkars' of the Kallampally Ammaveedu, Thiruvananthapuram, The Hindu, 28-02-2015. The printed article was cropped due to space restriction, plz check the link to the online edition to read the full article and for more pictures.

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hidden-histories-column-keeper-of-the-crown-jewels/article6941270.ece

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLVI

SURVIVORS OF TIME

'Survivors of Time', write-up on Thiruvattar Ammaveedu, Thiruvananthapuram, 

The Hindu, 14-02-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLV

ENGINEERING CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION

'Engineering change through education', write-up on P. Vasudevan Achari, from the first batch Certificate Course at Trivandrum Engineering College, The Hindu, 31-01-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLIV

HAUNTED BY THE PAST

Write-up on Kumaramangalas Mana and its association with the Ettuvettil Pillamar, and the Travancore Royal family, The Hindu, 17-01-2015.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – XLIII

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY

Write-up on C. Neelakanta Pillai, the last Durbar Artist of Travancore, The Hindu, 03-01-2015