Remembering my days with NCC
What you see above is me dressed in NCC uniform in 1988 as the Troop Sergeant Major (TSM) of my unit. When I was studying in middle school, in 1988…
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Birthday gift from Uncle Pai of Tinkle
As a child in the 1980s (like many others), my first exposure to Indian Epics, Ramayana & Mahabharata, classic stories like the Jataka Tales, Panchatantra, the clever Birbal, witty Tenali…
A cardboard box being used by mom for over half-a-century
I noticed this small cardboard box being used by my mom, an octogenarian, to preserve a valuable memory of hers from a long time ago. The box is of W…
Post card of World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
இன்று, வீட்டிலிருக்கும் என் நூலகத்திலிருந்து எதையோ எடுக்கும் போது, கண்ணில்பட்டது இது. 2010இல் உலகத் தமிழ் செம்மொழி (கோவை) மாநாட்டின் சிறப்பு அஞ்சலகத்திலிருந்து என் மகனுக்கு நான் அனுப்பிய சிறப்புத் தபால் அட்டை. நிறையவே கசங்கியிருந்தது, உடனே அதைச் சமன்படுத்தி, கடைக்குப்…
The software programming course in 1989 that changed my life for good
Today, I found an old certificate from 1989, and that set up a train of thoughts & recalling of old memories. It was the first computer programming certification given to…
The treat for me during my school days
During my school days (Thirty-Five years ago), a treat for me will the simple “Bun, Butter & Jam” that was sold in a nearby bakery. Those days when my mother…
DALDA, once the poor man’s ghee
The other day, my mom showed me this old plastic container with the familiar yellow colour and the words “DALDA” made on Aug/1982, which she had preserved for decades as…
LIFCO’s Religious Book Fair in the 1980s
My father (Late) Sri T.N.C.Varadan had headed our (then) family publishing business for over five decades from the 1960s to 2013. Founded by Grandfather (Late) Sri V. Krishnaswamy Sarma, The…