TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXXI

                                                       SACRED POND OF MEMORIES

'Sacred pond of Memories', write-up on the ancient Padmatheertham pond associated with Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple,The Hindu, 05-03-2016.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXX

                                           HAUNTING STORIES FROM THE CITY

'Haunting stories from the city', Ottapanamoodu had several creepy tales associated with the history of erstwhile Travancore,The Hindu, 20-02-2016.

• Dear readers please note that the mysterious death of Raja Kesavadas, the Dewan took place before the cold blooded murder of the Thampis and not after the Ottapanamoodu incident.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXIX

TRIBUTE TO THE KING

'Tribute to the King', write-up on the majestic statue of Sree Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma,       The Hindu, 30-01-2016.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXVIII

CROWNING GLORY OF CHITARAL

'Crowning glory of Chitaral', write-up on the ancient Jain temple in Chitaral and the intriguing story of its gopuram,The Hindu, 09-01-2016.

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.