Sabarmati Ashram
A visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram
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A Government Project that cost less than estimate
Unbelievable! A Government project to build a dam that cost 15% less than the budget estimate. It happened in British India in 1862 for the construction of Pooniar Annicut on…
Visit to Fort St.George Museum in Madras
During every visit to Fort St. George Museum, I learn something new about the British era. It may be because I keep forgetting most of what I saw the next…
India’s water crisis and the role of British India
The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future. A story of famines and trade, science and cupidity, by the Economist This is a wonderful article in the Economist magazine (sorry,…
South Africa’s Apartheid – Etymology
Reading an article in The Economist about the state of affairs in #SouthAfrica, it occurred to me that the word apartheid, meaning of which we all know, could’ve been a…
Stories of South India by Sriram V at VR Mall, Chennai
The future of architecture is culture. Philip Johnson In a culturally rich country like India, you will find influences of art, history and mythology everywhere, except in one place –…
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore in 2019 – The Tang Shipwreck
Many years ago, on a friend’s recommendation, I visited the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, located opposite the Singapore Cricket Club. I have been wanting to visit again and got…
Veezhven Endru Ninaiththaayo – A book on Singapore by Thiru Maalan
“வீழ்வேன் என்று நினைத்தாயோ” எழுத்தாளர் திரு. மாலன் அவர்கள் எழுதியிருக்கும் இந்த அருமையான புத்தகம். இன்று மதிய உணவுக்குப் பிறகு கையில் எடுத்த இந்தப் புத்தகத்தைக் கீழே வைக்க முடியவில்லை, இடைவெளி இல்லாமல் படித்து முடித்தேன். அந்த அளவு சுவாரஸ்யம், ஒரு…