tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post2837209789355666566..comments2024-03-26T05:22:38.867-04:00Comments on Historic Alleys: Vasco’s deathMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-3690183002588726122012-01-04T17:00:10.524-05:002012-01-04T17:00:10.524-05:00wowww ... quite a coincidence to fall upon this po...wowww ... quite a coincidence to fall upon this post while writing about my visit to Lisbon on my blog. Will write a post on Belem in the coming days. Saw real deal (Vasco as in pic) at Jeronimos monstery :)the.orchestra.of.lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875851392457744498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-37963313688520455862011-08-20T07:23:11.464-04:002011-08-20T07:23:11.464-04:00thanks ashish..
you write well, keep at it.
yes, i...thanks ashish..<br />you write well, keep at it.<br />yes, i know Dr Noone, we last met two years ago while I was in Calicut..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-31861445440392148892011-08-20T07:22:05.930-04:002011-08-20T07:22:05.930-04:00thanks khader,
nice to see that u liked the articl...thanks khader,<br />nice to see that u liked the articles..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-37469178155729946922011-08-20T07:21:00.747-04:002011-08-20T07:21:00.747-04:00thanks nideesh..
we are so callous about all this,...thanks nideesh..<br />we are so callous about all this, but then that is how inherited property is, you have less of a nostalgic pull than if you had created life around a land you purchased..so selling is easyMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-37162990968212563372011-08-18T22:04:05.363-04:002011-08-18T22:04:05.363-04:00Dear Maddy,
It was a nice post throwing light on ...Dear Maddy,<br /><br />It was a nice post throwing light on the last days of the conqueror-trader who secured the seas of Malabar for his King. Informative and deep. There are some thoughts of mine in a related subject that might be of interest to you. You can find it at http://www.crowspad.blogspot.com.Ashishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620642137891487046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-22109403183706339592011-08-05T13:35:58.251-04:002011-08-05T13:35:58.251-04:00Hi, I came linked from an article on you on "...Hi, I came linked from an article on you on "Madhyamam" a malayalam daily. found your posts are very informative and useful. Thanksajithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522305966677638084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-62873186991729469372011-08-05T12:31:08.038-04:002011-08-05T12:31:08.038-04:00Hi Thoufeek,
As of now the pond is in the safe z...Hi Thoufeek, <br /><br />As of now the pond is in the safe zone. It is right next to the Vadukunnu Siva Temple (this temple also has a lot of history around it - was almost completely destroyed by Tipu Sultan before it was rebuilt in its present form) and about 2 kms from Madayo Kavu, the family temple of the Kolathiris. Have posted a few pics of Madayipara and the Vadukunnu pond in my facebook Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-78725959714145866832011-08-05T07:25:45.886-04:002011-08-05T07:25:45.886-04:00Hai Mr. Nidheesh thats really a great piece of inf...Hai Mr. Nidheesh thats really a great piece of information. would like to know more about Madayipara, were dwelled a jewish community. and still there is a Jewish pond of unknown date (probably of 70 AD - 10th centry AD)is that pond in a safer zone ?Thoufeek Zakriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957357219415958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-4722880383880316082011-08-05T06:08:57.178-04:002011-08-05T06:08:57.178-04:00Wonderful reading
It's really a readable histo...Wonderful reading<br />It's really a readable history for me as the narration is simple<br />Thanksഖാദര്https://www.blogger.com/profile/15010907565724182741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-55332990783734776652011-08-01T13:41:04.680-04:002011-08-01T13:41:04.680-04:00Maddy, Hope you have seen the articles in newspape...Maddy, Hope you have seen the articles in newspapers - on Madayi para (near Ezhimala)where the Kolathiri's palace were located. It is such a beautiful place - but it is being destroyed by some kind of chinaclay mining going on these. It seems the remains of the palace was also there. But all that got destroyed in the mining. This is quite similar to the theme of the movie Urumi, where the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-85246422967250555432011-07-30T08:08:55.649-04:002011-07-30T08:08:55.649-04:00thanks PNS..
strange are the destinies of some.......thanks PNS..<br />strange are the destinies of some....Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-66523349684621056622011-07-30T08:08:29.987-04:002011-07-30T08:08:29.987-04:00thanks CHF..
there was a paper on the anthrax angl...thanks CHF..<br />there was a paper on the anthrax angle by a doctor who did some studies on the case.but i gues she fully deserved it..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-80827379213519163442011-07-30T08:07:29.516-04:002011-07-30T08:07:29.516-04:00thanks shanavas..
i have not seen the weekly but t...thanks shanavas..<br />i have not seen the weekly but thanks, and pls do continue to visit often..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-85631971647033017922011-07-30T08:05:45.990-04:002011-07-30T08:05:45.990-04:00thanks Nabeel..
but for that resitance, we would p...thanks Nabeel..<br />but for that resitance, we would perhaps have been a portuguese colony now..nevertheless, the zamorins succumbed later as we see...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-53175451933479460432011-07-29T10:39:54.463-04:002011-07-29T10:39:54.463-04:00Vasco da Gama deserved that kind of death.Vasco da Gama deserved that kind of death.P.N. Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420464521174227821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-53824298000041212322011-07-29T04:33:41.303-04:002011-07-29T04:33:41.303-04:00Vasco da Gama was a ruthless person and the record...Vasco da Gama was a ruthless person and the records testify how he sought revenge on the peaceful people of Mozambique and Malindi. He continued in the same vein in Calicut and Goa. Ultimately, nemesis caught up and he died a particularly painful (if it was indeed anthrax)death. His ships carried a large number of meat on hoof and that could have kept the anthrax germs alive for a long time!Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760552324718923006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-81438984779516793322011-07-26T08:26:46.630-04:002011-07-26T08:26:46.630-04:00Did u update this post after the first posting?Did u update this post after the first posting?nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566577757682981764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-78247262549680560272011-07-26T02:05:44.285-04:002011-07-26T02:05:44.285-04:00Sir, I reached here from a link given in a Malayal...Sir, I reached here from a link given in a Malayalam weekly and I am very much happy to go through your posts.As I am interested in history and little knowledge in Kerala history , your posts are a feast for me.Wonderful job..warm regards..SHANAVAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477165531234774050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-87140534476658565282011-07-24T07:56:21.236-04:002011-07-24T07:56:21.236-04:00thanks NV..
A producer or director has to look aft...thanks NV..<br />A producer or director has to look after the bottom line in his business venture as well..I assume. I read the varnachitram article as well..thanksMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-257777002249973182011-07-24T07:55:03.104-04:002011-07-24T07:55:03.104-04:00thanks nabeel..
It was certainly a ruthless period...thanks nabeel..<br />It was certainly a ruthless period when relative balance was upset by these long distance voyagers.. Look at Portugual or Britain now - Certainly tells you that you cannot steal from one and get away with it, at least in the long run...Same is the case with Britian...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-20497011023139567102011-07-24T02:54:48.463-04:002011-07-24T02:54:48.463-04:00The recent movie Urumi manages to distort this his...The recent movie Urumi manages to distort this history quite convincingly. The post on its historical inacccuracies and its comments are worth a read, though you must forgive its casual language.<br />http://varnachitram.com/2011/04/24/historical-inaccuracies-in-urumi/NVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494448416434650436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-47079617716176519502011-07-17T09:39:22.804-04:002011-07-17T09:39:22.804-04:00"As you sow, so shall you reap"
Anyway ..."As you sow, so shall you reap"<br /><br />Anyway it would be an interesting lesson of history if we compare how Malabar resisted the Portuguese and survived, though with great damage - while Latin America just had to give in, and had huge portions of their population wiped away into history by the Portuguese and the Spaniard colonial invaders. In Encyclopedia of genocide By Desmond nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566577757682981764noreply@blogger.com