A small tribute to Abraham Tharakan, who left us recently.
He will be missed, as a person, as a blogger.
He will be missed, as a person, as a blogger.
Showing posts with label Abraham Tharakan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abraham Tharakan. Show all posts
Friday, 12 September 2014
Thursday, 14 August 2014
God bless Indian sports
What is common
between an old priest our village church had and the World Cup footballers? You
wouldn’t know, of course. Well, the answer is ‘shoes’.
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Friday, 1 August 2014
Short story: Captain of the St. John's team.
(This story was written long ago. I am republishing it.)
Ponnaiah could hear the crowd inside the stadium from where he stood in a corner of the dressing room watching his team lace up. It was obvious from the clamour that the stands were full.
Ponnaiah could hear the crowd inside the stadium from where he stood in a corner of the dressing room watching his team lace up. It was obvious from the clamour that the stands were full.
The Maharajah’s Gold Cup Hockey Finals always attracted a large turnout but
that year was something special.
Monday, 14 April 2014
Friday, 11 April 2014
Memories of Yercayd
This post is written at my
request by Mrs. Teresa Bhattacharya IAS (Retd.), former Chief Secretary of
Karnataka. Some of you might remember her taking over the position when her husband
Mr. BK Bhattacharya !AS retired as Chief Secretary.
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Saturday, 15 March 2014
Friday, 7 March 2014
Kerala Medicare – good nurses, doctors, hospitals
Three hospitals were
involved in treating my recent medical problem. My good blogger friend ER Ramachandran has
suggested in a comment on Life
without computer - 2 that I write about my experience, particularly about
the hospitals, the doctors and nurses.
Well, here we go. More...
Friday, 28 February 2014
Haemophilia - the Royal Disease, the Christmas Disease.
He was the
bravest man I have met. From his childhood he struggled with a crippling
disease. Even while enduring bouts of severe pain there was always the charming
smile that was his trademark. He did so much for patients like him and for
others including the poor fishermen living along the coast. He had a large
circle of friends from all walks of life.
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Kasturirangan Report: Crusade in Kerala
There
have been eight major crusades from 1095 to 1270 organized by the Roman Church
to bring the lands around Jerusalem
under control. Minor crusades were also organized against pagans and heretics
and for other purposes. All of them
failed. Now the Catholic Churches in Kerala have started a crusade against the
Kasturirangan Report which is meant for preservation of the Western
Ghats. Their strange bedfellows in this are the Communists and
some political parties.
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Monday, 18 November 2013
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Sunday, 13 October 2013
A Kerala High Court Judge overreaches?
One of the biggest scams in
Kerala in recent years is the solar energy project promoted by Team Solar. The
key persons in this are Saritha Nair, a well connected woman, and Biju Narayanan.
It is said that the woman is involved in 30 plus cheating cases and has
undergone imprisonment.
Friday, 4 October 2013
Cocoa is Ananda
Do you like a cocoa drink? Well, the Mayans were sipping it three millenniums back. They preferred it cooled, and without sweetening. Probably they were aware of the extraordinary nourishment contents, health benefits and the sensuality of the brew. Modern research confirms the several advantages of this gift of nature. I shall deal with that towards the end of this post. That will also clarify why the Sanskrit word Ananda is linked cocoa in the title.
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Sunday, 15 September 2013
Saturday, 24 August 2013
Ernie Pyle, the greatest war journalist
“You feel small in the
presence of dead men, and ashamed at being alive, and you don’t ask silly
questions." These words are from The
Death of Captain Waskow, Earnie Pyle’s most popular
World War II report. He wrote this after watching the American dead being
brought down on mule backs from a hill on the Italian front lines on January 10,
1944.
Monday, 19 August 2013
Custard Apple for better health
Custard Apple
(Seethaphal/Seethapazham/Aatha Chakka/Bullock’s Heart) belongs to the Annonaceae family which is believed to be a native of the West
Indies. It is now grown in many sub-tropical countries. There are
over 2000 varieties in this group. But only fruits of five of these are eaten.
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
A Short Story for Independence Day
As we celebrate the Independence Day let us also spare a thought for the men of our Defence Forces who guard our country. Here is a sensitive and touching story about the Army:
A GENERAL AND HIS DAUGHTER
Please click here to read on.
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Sunday, 4 August 2013
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