TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXXV

HOME OF THE BRAVE

   'Home of the brave', write-up on Thalakulathu Valiya Veedu, the ancestral home of Velu Thampi Dalawa, The Hindu, 07-04-2016.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXXIV

  THE ROYAL CONNECTION

                         'The royal connection', write-up on the ancient Kaipally Veedu, Palkulangara,                    The Hindu, 23-04-2016.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXXIII

       TALES OF VALOUR AND TREACHERY FROM THE HISTORY OF TRAVANCORE

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – LXXII

                                                                  ART IN HIS HEART

'Art in his heart', write-up on the veteran artist P. Siddharthan Nair, who still runs an active studio in Kuravankonam,The Hindu, 19-03-2016.

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.