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Novels of Paul G
Novels of Paul G. Dedicated to the fond memories of my dad, Dr. George Gasper This is purely a work of fiction and has no resemblance or nothing to do with anyone living or dead and the author profusely apologizes and regrets if the feelings of anybody is hurt or offended. MALDIVES TALES When I am sitting on my easy chair and thinking about writing Maldives Tales, my dream to become a writer is fulfilled. Everything happens for a reason and there is no coincidence. Life always put me in very tricky and delicate situations so that I could feel the hands of Providence always in my life, supporting and sustaining me, as well as those of the evil one trying to hamper my dream to be a writer to come true. I tried myriad ways to get exposure and experience, to bring out the best in me. I went chasing a dream to be a writer and that dream came pursuing me and I learned that the best is yet to come, all is always for better and now is the best and most opportune time for everything, even in this corolla times. Since I had an accident breaking my right leg, I had to postpone a Middle East trip, the next day and that saved me from getting stranded in some airport and undergoing quarantine there. There is such an episode in my life that I always wanted to forget, but never could, and it always came popping up on the monitor of my mind, like a disco, snorkelling in the shallow seas, scuba diving, beach parties or even a hard drink of Tequila with a pinch of pepper on the expense account, the life at Pathala resort in Maldives, a sought after destination of the billionaires and connoisseurs of the world, who did not know what else to do with their money, which they had plenty. -
Impacts of Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Vol. 3 No. 1 July 2015 ISSN: 2321 – 788X IMPACTS OF SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM IN FORT KOCHI, KERALA Jose Bejoy (Ph.D Research Scholar in Tourism Management) Centre for Tourism & Hotel Management, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21 Dr. R. Kannan (Research Supervisor), Associate Professor and Director i/c Centre for Tourism & Hotel Management, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21 Abstract Before the death of Christ, Fort Kochi was covered by mangrove woods, turfs and sand banks. Sand banks were created with the rise in the sea level which formed the shape of the coastal area. Around 600 AD, written documents about the Malabar coast show that this region had Hindus, Christians, Muslims and a Jewish minority. The natural harbour of Kochi was created by a flood that also destroyed the harbour of the town Kodungalloor. Thereafter, Fort Kochi was developed into one of the most important harbours in the west coast of India. It concentrated on the spices trade with the China and the Middle East. Keywords: Fort Kochi, Kodungalloor, Malabar coast, Zamorin, Portugese, Alvares, Hyder Ali, Tippu Sultan Introduction Historical Background of Fort Kochi, Kerala During 1500 A.D. Calicut was ruled by king Zamorin and Kochi was ruled by the Maharajah of Cochin. This was the time when the first Portugese ships berthed at Malabar coast. Vasco Da Gamma landed in Calicut and Pedro Alvares Cabral landed in Kochi. The Maharaja of Kochi felt threatened by the Zamorin of Calicut. The Maharajah hoped that the Portugese would help him in his defense from the neighbouring King of Calicut. The Maharajah welcomed the Portugese and they founded their first trading centre in Kochi. -
A Conservation Report from Kerala Patricia Fels
Peer Reviewed Title: Setting Straight the Priorities: A Conservation Report from Kerala [Speaking of Places] Journal Issue: Places, 18(3) Author: Fels, Patricia Publication Date: 2006 Publication Info: Places Permalink: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0m09p7pm Acknowledgements: This article was originally produced in Places Journal. To subscribe, visit www.places-journal.org. For reprint information, contact [email protected]. Keywords: places, placemaking, architecture, environment, landscape, urban design, public realm, planning, design, speaking, setting, straight, priorities, conservation, Kerala, report, Patricia Fels Copyright Information: All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Contact the author or original publisher for any necessary permissions. eScholarship is not the copyright owner for deposited works. Learn more at http://www.escholarship.org/help_copyright.html#reuse eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. Setting Straight the Priorities: A Conservation Report from Kerala Patricia Fels For thousands of years, urban civili- ditions, and designs that reflect social ascendancy after the great flood of zation has flourished on the Indian and religious patterns. 1341 silted up the historic port of subcontinent. In modern, indepen- The state of Kerala stretches along nearby Kodungalloor. The arrival of dent India, the fate of historic monu- the Malabar Coast, in southwestern Vasco da Gama at the end of the fif- ments (temples, mosques, palaces, India. Isolated for millennia from the teenth century began a long period of and forts) varies: some buildings are rest of India by the dense forests and European domination. Fort Cochin, protected; some have become heavily mountain peaks of the Western Ghats, at the tip of the peninsula, became a visited icons; others have been left to the people along the coastline peace- colonial outpost, the first European decay. -
Shesight © P R a Y a a N a S T O R I E S O F H E R | F R O M H E R | B Y H E R
V O L 1 I S S U E 0 8 OCTOBER 2020 SHESIGHT © P R A Y A A N A S T O R I E S O F H E R | F R O M H E R | B Y H E R She Musings Romancing in a reverie Diet and CeeVee's Corner Nutrition Actors who leave It's all your half-stage hormones She Virtuoso Of The Month Ms. Soumya Sanathanan In tune with the rhythm Cover Personality Ms. SMITA THAROOR Being conscious of the unconscious bias 2 OCTOBER . 2020 . VOL 1 ISSUE NO. 08S H E S I G H T O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 ABOUT US SHESIGHT SheSight wishes to contribute STORIES OF HER FROM HER BY HER to ensuring gender equality by bringing in the female narrative to our media. We EDITOR'S NOTE wish to share stories of women known and unknown and provide inspiration and Women who think above themselves always walk this Earth, trailblazers – information. they lead by example; the proverbial alchemists who turns rock into gold inspiring and instilling courage and confidence into many, always pure and Shesight is a property of driven by integrity and truth. We lost such three tenacious and deeply 4Tune Factory Foundation, a wise women who zealously pursued their passion to their ripe old age till registered charitable trust running the Prayaana lab as they breathed their last. well as Prayaana Collective brand of women made Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, of the U.S a champion of race and gender products and services. -
Living Culture and Typo-Morphology of Vernacular-Traditional Houses in Kerala
Indah Widiastuti Susilo 1 The Living Culture and Typo-Morphology of Vernacular-Traditional Houses in Kerala Indah Widiastuti Susilo Introduction The term “vernacular architecture” stands for the art of constructing buildings and shelters which is spontaneous, environment-oriented, community-based; it acknowledges no architect or treaty and reflects the technology and culture of the indigenous society and environment (Rudofsky 1964: 4). Vernacular architecture is the opposite of high traditional architecture which belongs to the grand tradition (e.g. palace, fortress, villa, etc.) and requires special skills and expertise which an architect must have knowledge of and for which he enjoys a special position (Rapoport 1969). This paper is a chronicle of observations of traditional vernacular houses in the whole region of Kerala done within nine months The research methods used include observation and photography-documentation of more than 50 traditional-vernacular houses in Kerala State and 30 more random places in other states for comparison. Experts and builders were also interviewed. The object of study is to find patterns and sources of settlement, buildings, living cultures and local indigenous knowledge. Location of samples are in the districts of Shoranur, Pattambi, Pallipuram, Calicut, Palghat, Aranmula, Chenganur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam-Cochin, Tripunitura, Perumbavur, Mulanthuruti, Piravom, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Attapadi, and Parapanangadi. From these places, 52 samples of traditional- vernacular residential architecture of Kerala were observed. These samples cover ordinary commoner houses, the traditional courtyard house and the single mass house, as well as the non- Kerala vernacular houses and houses with colonial vernacular architecture. The research method utilized is the Typo-morphology analysis (Argan 1965, Moneo 1978) which examines existing types of residential houses and their complementary. -
Amrita Kiranam April
No. 15 | Vol. 17 | April 2019 AMRITA KIRANAM a snapshot and journal of happenings @ Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi inside............ 2 International Women’s Day Celebrations Visit by Lady Officers of Indian Navy 3 Sessions on Waste Management, Women Safety and Traffic Awareness 4 Book Fair and Quiz Contest 5 Kalamritam 2019 Student’s Portfolio 6 Anuvarthan 2019 - CSI Tech Fest 7 Workshop on Deep Learning 8 Avyukta 2019 - Commerce and Management Fest 9 National Workshop on Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS 10 Animation and VFX Workshop 11 An ‘ARTSY’ Trip - Kochi Biennale 2019 12 Workshop on Linear Algebra 13 National Science Day - 2019 (Sastramritam) 14 International Conference on Travel Narratives International Women’s Day Celebrations International Women’s Day 2019 ‘Janani’ was celebrated on 6th, 7th and 8th March. Beginning with the blessing address by Swami Purnamritananda Puri and a welcome dance by Ms. Lavanya and team, the inaugural address was delivered by a renowned scientist Dr. B. Valsa, Deputy Director- Systems Reliability, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and recipient of many awards for her excellent contribution to ISRO. There was a Kathak performance by S. Anupama of 4th Semester BBA among other cultural programmes. On 7th the Dietetics Department of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences led by Bri. Nivedita, HOD held a session on On 8th March Smt. Patil Pranjil Lahensingh, In the same function chief guest ‘Balanced and healthy diet for women’ IAS, Asst. Collector, Ernakulam was the honoured Sri. K. Jayadevan, President, which was followed by ‘Amrita Paakam’ chief guest. Smt Patil is the first visually Pookkottukavu Grama Panchayat, cooking contest by our staff and students. -
Benign Flame – Saga of Love
2 Benign Flame – Saga of love BS Murthy ISBN 81-901911-3-6 Copyright © 2006 BS Murthy Originally published by Writers Workshop, Kolkata, Second editions and third editions by Self Imprint in 1997 and in 2004 This improved E-book edition is of 2013 Cover designed for 2004 edition by KB Bhaskar, GDC creative advertising (p) ltd., Hyderabad - 500 080 This is an authorized free edition from www.obooko.com Although you do not have to pay for this e-book, the author‟s intellectual property rights remain fully protected by international Copyright law. You are licensed to use this digital copy strictly for your personal enjoyment only: it must not be redistributed commercially or offered for sale in any form. If you paid for this free edition, or to gain access to it, we suggest you demand an immediate refund and report the transaction to the author. Other books by BS Murthy on obooko.com: Jewel-less Crown (A Novel) Crossing the Mirage (A Novel) Glaring Shadow (A Novel) Prey on the Prowl (Crime Novel) Onto the Stage - Slighted Souls and other plays Puppets of Faith: Theory of Communal Strife (Non-fiction) Bhagvad-Gita: Treatise of self – help (A translation in verse) Sundara Kãnda - Hanuman‟s Odyssey (A translation in verse) 3 Dedicated to Naagamani, my better half for thirty-three years now, who still leaves no stone unturned for my fulfillment 4 Part - I That winter night in the mid-seventies, the Janata Express was racing rhythmically on its tracks towards the coast of Andhra Pradesh. As its headlight pierced the darkness of the fertile plains, the driver honked the horn as though to awake the sleepy environs to the spectacle of the speeding train. -
My Dear Sister-In-Law
ManoharAsija My Dear Sister-in-law 1 My Dear Sister-in-law (A Fiction) By Manohar Asija 2 The kin and other relatives, friends and just acquaintances, who provided twists and turns to my life through their deeds or words, chosen deliberately or caused inadvertently, but virtually helped me `see a better tomorrow` 3 MY DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW A fiction by Manohar Asija Copyright © Manohar Asija 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities, is entirely coincidental. ManoharAsija Author Dated: 1.12 ‘13 E-mail: [email protected] 4 CONTENTS Part 1 Upright Widow Part 2 Dear Sisters-in-law Part 3 Allurement Part 4 My Dear Sister-in-law 5 AUTHOR’S NOTE Manifestation of the truest form of the truth, as per one’s perception, is the desired goal of the artist, author, painter or sculptor, while engaged in his creativity. Whereas the essayist in general is committed to avoid portraying his fancies as actual events, the fiction writer is endowed with the privilege of letting his mental compass to reach any imaginary limits, subject however to the convincing probabilities that his reader may find self comfortable with, while perusing the document for his entertainment. -
Keralam Museum of History & Heritage
KERALAM MUSEUM OF HISTORY & HERITAGE Park View, Thiruvananthapuram-33 (Nodal agency of all museums under Cultural Affairs Dept. Govt. of Kerala) Website: www.museumkeralam.org | Email: [email protected] Phone: 0471-2320231, +91-9567019037 KIM-64/2013 Date. 29-06-2017 CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SELECTION OF CONSULTANT FOR PREPARATION OF DETAILED PROJECT REPORT FOR CONDUCTING CURATED EXHIBITION AT BASTION BUNGALOW, FORT KOCHI IN THE DISTRICT HERITAGE MUSEUM, ERNAKULAM. Keralam Museum of History and Heritage, Park View, Thiruvananthapuram invites Expression of Interest for selecting Consultant for preparation of “Detailed Project Report for conducting curated exhibition at Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi in the District Heritage Museum, Ernakulam” under the Department of Archaeology. Details of Scope of work, criteria for selection of Consultant etc. will be available at the website www.museumkeralam.org . Details should be submitted to Executive Director, Keralam Museum of History and Heritage, Park View, Thiruvananthapuram in sealed envelopes on or before 5 PM on 15.07.2017. Sd/- Executive Director Keralam Museum Keralam Museum of History and Heritage Park View, Trivandrum Government of Kerala Expression of Interest-for Selection of Consultant for preparation of Detailed Project Report for conducting curated exhibition at Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi in the District Heritage Museum, Ernakulam. As part of the District Heritage Museum, Ernakulam, it is proposed to conduct a curated exhibition in the Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi to highlight the trade and commerce, the history and the cosmopolitan culture of Kochi. The Bastion Bungalow is situated at Fort Kochi. As the Ernakulam District has got religions, cultural and historical importance, matters relating to the above aspects will also have to be exhibited. -
Historic City of Kochi, Kerala, India
International Conference on Transport, Civil, Architecture and Environment engineering (ICTCAEE'2012) December 26-27, 2012 Dubai (UAE) Symbiosis of Conservation and Development: Historic City of Kochi, Kerala, India Ar.JOSNA RAPHAEL.P and DR.Kasthurba A K demand and potential for growth opportunities constantly Abstract—This paper depicts the historic city of Kochi and interact and depend on its valuable natural and cultural traces the evolution of the built heritage of the city over the ages. The heritage. chronological evolution of the city with its diverse settlements was traced. The architectural aspects of various regions and cultures were A. Major Heritage Zones in Kochi & Development Issues identified and shortlisted the various potential heritage zones . This 1) Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Fort Vypeen Integrated Heritage paper aims at bringing out a potential development policy for the city Zone. for the development of the region. The study identifies heritage The History of the City of Kochi starts with the natural tourism as a tool for the management of the heritage by identifying the issues and problems in each zones. The built heritage forms node phenomenon in 1341 AD when the great flood in Periyar centers for the tourists and can be put for adaptive re-use for the washed away a sizable piece of land creating the sea mouth present day use and future economic development aiming at and natural harbour of Kochi.[2] During 1440 AD Kochi City sustainable conservation of the valuable heritage. This paper finally grew around Mattancherry settlement as a city of 5 miles of suggests Urban Development Guidelines and Controls for Heritage circumference and Chinese and Arabs used to trade with the Zones and Precincts in the historic city of Kochi. -
A Study of Cochin Estuary, Kerala, India
Water Sharing Institutions in Complex Coastal Commons: A Study of Cochin Estuary, Kerala, India M.A George and K.T. Thomson Abstract: Management of multiple commons continues to be a challenge for policy makers due to diversity of ecosystem functions and social groups. However, common property theorists broadly agree that traditional communities were elegantly managing these issues through the interplay of water and wetland institutions. In the case of Cochin estuary of Kerala, the communities had designed a variety of institutions that enabled water sharing for multiple uses. A substantial shift in the uses of brackish water for commercial aquaculture and the decline of agriculture and capture fisheries has degenerated some of these water sharing institutions. Social conflicts emerged despite government interventions and policies. The collapse of these management systems escalated management complexities and exerted high pressure on sustainability and livelihoods. Despite these vulnerabilities, communities have been adapting to the crisis in many ways. The paper will analyse the past and present water sharing arrangements among multiple users in the study area and details changes occurred due to the entry of modern enterprises. It also tries to analyse the emerging self restructuring patterns of the system. Water Sharing Institutions in Complex Coastal Commons: A Study of Cochin Estuary, Kerala, India M.A George and K.T. Thomson School of Industrial Fisheres, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue , Kochi, Kerala,India Introduction Majority of the poor communities in South Asian countries depend on estuaries for their livelihoods even today. The Multifunctionality of estuarine commons, no doubt has contributed both to food security and leisure (Chen and Facon, 2005). -
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