A critical view of the origin of Christianity in Kerala — I was not bothered about my ancestors. I could barely remember the name of my great grandparents. I was just not bothered until I casually started building a family tree in early 2000 in Genie. I built mine, travelled backward, added more members, their relations and theirs and it continued…

It was a small mention that led me to search and find a Portuguese family who turned out to be my neighbor — On numerous visits to my home in Kerala over the last fifty years, I had one name, Anthraper that I remember to have heard every time. Everywhere I went, I could see my maternal or paternal grandfather or uncles or aunties pointing towards huge tracts of rubber plantation and mentions…

Many among my fraternity in other parts of India are surprised at the sudden rise of journalistic standards in Gujarat’s vernacular news papers and visual mediums. …

We all think of a life without wires. Or rather I should say we all dread of a life without wires because we are actually entangled in wires all the time. So much so that we have become a slave of it. If not for others I can vouch for…

What I do during the lockdown — The usual morning walks or the evening ones during lockdown having now gone down the drains, the only activity after the WFH time is to glue on to your screen for a binge watch. But even this turned out to be boring. A walk on the isolated roads was an…

Anger, frustration, grief and you Each night before I hit the sack, I scan through Twitter for the day’s last updates, especially of the past three hours that I am digitally disconnected. For many weeks, I am not getting the sleep I need. The primary reason being anger. As I…

Continued from Part 1 This solace of getting off the virtual oven where we lived to a place where we called as native was no mean achievement. During summer when the temperature reached close to 48, sitting at home was nothing short of torture. Getting out was also not an…

When I was a kid staying at a rented small flat in Ahmedabad, our annual pilgrimage to my home town of Kerala was the biggest event for us. As kids we were looking for long trips. These trips helped us getting the much needed space we were craving day in…

I have had instances of many known people — including close friends — succumbing to heart failures or cardiac arrests. Each time a close friend or relative die, my blood pressure goes up. I have a history of my ancestors very close to every symptom that could be close to…