The Christian Community in Travancore

Number of word: 120 As Dewan of Travancore he undertook a tough campaign against the State Congress leaders, who were arrested. The principal target of the government was the Christian community which used its economic resources to support the Congress Party. Christians had been almost totally excluded from government jobs by generations of Travancore Maharajas who … Read more

Rent A Solvent

Number of words: 160 A number of years ago we worked on a rent-a-solvent for a chemical company. A solvent is a chemical that is used to remove grease, for example, from machine parts. Companies ordinarily buy the cheapest degreasing solvent available, even if it comes from halfway around the globe. After its use, the … Read more

Nasscom Don

Harish Mehta is a COEP alumnus, Electrical 1972 batch. He went to the US to do his MS in Control Systems. His room partner, a Sardarji who had done his BS from the US, was doing his MS in Computer Science. He brainwashed Harish into dropping out of Control Systems and getting into Computer Science. … Read more

Wah Taj

Woke up early in the morning at Agra to have a Taj dekko. Met with Rajeev ji, an excellent guide – who used to be a physics teacher earlier. He is almost my age – and he took us through the construction aspects of the Taj in great detail. Akbar’s capital was of his own … Read more

Varanasi Cyclog

The train journey to reach Varanasi in UP has been a long one – taking me to Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Punjab. The Railways still run the old First Class compartments on Vizag LTT Express Circular Hostel building at Andhra University Engg College, Vizag Along the way, this time two interactions were quite interesting. I … Read more