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Memories: A lakeside Travellers’ Bungalow
on Oct 26, 2009 in Vaikom Travellers Bungalows Kerala Lakes Boat Travel Vembanad Lake Vaikom is a small town, but one of the oldest in South India. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Vembanad Lake in Kerala. The Siva Temple there is considered to be the Southern Kashi and the ‘Vaikom Ashatami’ is a very famous festival.
Capt. Lakshmi: From stethoscope to Sten gun
on Oct 24, 2009 in Subhas Chandra Bose Indian National Army INA Lakshmi Sahgal Rani of Jhansi Regiment Capt. Lakshmi The name of this remarkable lady is Lakshmi Sahgal, nee Swaminathan. She is popularly known as Capt. Lakshmi though her official rank in the Indian National Army (INA) was Lt. Colonel. She commanded the Rani of Jhansi Regiment under Netaji Subhash Ch...
Some interesting photos
on Oct 22, 2009 in Waterwheel photo Rickshaw photo Interesting Photos. Antiques Canoe photo After reading my post Hey, rickshaw fellow blogger Nebu has kindly sent me these interesting photos. They are from the collection at Corpus Christy School (now Pallikoodam) at Kottayam, Kerala. In the foreground is a small canoe, the type that is...
Photos: Leaves, cream & green
on Oct 20, 2009 in Leaves Green And Cream Leaves Photos of leaves Also see: Photos: Flowers from Peermade Photos: Kerala fruits Photos by me. Click to enlarge. All rights reserved. ?alt=rss...
Hey, rickshaw
on Oct 18, 2009 in Cheap Transport Conveyance in India Auto Rickshaw Bicycle rickshaw Rickshaw Cycle Rickshaw Hand pulled rickshaw in Calcutta Have you ever taken a ride in a hand pulled version of the rickshaw? Or even seen one? Well, may be in Kolkotta. That is the last bastion of the original two wheeled rickshaw. The Government tried to ban this mode...
Greetings, photos
on Oct 16, 2009 in Diwali greetings Nadumuttam Arrangement Photos of plants HAPPY DIWALIArrangement in a nadumuttam (inner courtyard)Can someone please give the name of this plant??alt=rss...