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.

TALES FROM THE CAPITAL CITY – L

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.