tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post6027053593103887217..comments2024-03-26T05:22:38.867-04:00Comments on Historic Alleys: 1488 - The Royal Spy arrives in CalicutMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-30346352580891215422020-12-29T09:46:28.013-05:002020-12-29T09:46:28.013-05:00I think more than seeing those places, I must see ...I think more than seeing those places, I must see you. I have read some of your stories but this I knew of only now as I read a query on the name & searched in the internet. I found your story. I went to Mother of God church, Calicut long ago but did not know of the other name sake's tomb. I must ask the church to help with details of the tomb. I am sending your story to adults & Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222477428454560565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-90031402276268836912020-12-29T09:42:18.840-05:002020-12-29T09:42:18.840-05:00I think more than seeing those places, I must see ...I think more than seeing those places, I must see you. I have read some of your stories but this I knew of only now as I read a query on the name & searched in the internet. I found your story. I went to Mother of God church, Calicut long ago but did not know of the other name sake's tomb. I must ask the church to help with details of the tomb. I am sending your story to adults & Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222477428454560565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-42765969866041983822019-06-26T13:18:59.066-04:002019-06-26T13:18:59.066-04:00Dr Jagdish
This Pero Covilha did not die in Calicu...Dr Jagdish<br />This Pero Covilha did not die in Calicut and was buried in Africa. <br /><br />According to Jim Silva - The emissaries ( who later met Covilha in Africa) now offered to take Covilhã home with them but he refused the invitation. He knew that he would now be a stranger in his land of birth and would not fit in anymore. Moreover, he had a second wife and family in Ethiopia and Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-39653410746273482752019-06-26T12:01:49.822-04:002019-06-26T12:01:49.822-04:00An online tourism article on the Mother of God Chu...An online tourism article on the Mother of God Church in Calicut mentions that the church houses the tombstone of Pedro de Covilhany.<br /><br />However when I looked him up, I chit upon your blog on Pero De Covilha which was fascinating.<br /><br />And both of them seem to have visited Calcut pretty much around the same decade prior to Vasco Da Gama.<br /><br />I presume these are two different Kabirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775387162962760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-15580719717016718962012-05-18T10:39:39.250-04:002012-05-18T10:39:39.250-04:00:) The question that the winner Shyla safely '...:) The question that the winner Shyla safely 'quit' without attempting was 'Who was the first Portuguese explorer to come to India? - Biju ParameswaranBiju Parameswaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381671665760284537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-84362632492991879302012-05-18T08:04:32.416-04:002012-05-18T08:04:32.416-04:00well fsblo.. tough luck for the lady i suppose, pe...well fsblo.. tough luck for the lady i suppose, perhaps she should have read this, won the contest and passed on a portion of the proceeds to me? that would have been even better!!!!<br /><br />anyway what was the question??Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-34410640649374751652012-05-18T02:43:52.294-04:002012-05-18T02:43:52.294-04:00If only the lady who won half a crore at the Kodee...If only the lady who won half a crore at the Kodeeswaran programme on Kerala's Asianet channel this week <br />had read this, she would have walked away with a full one crore!Biju Parameswaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381671665760284537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-12944875813217897132011-02-09T08:22:45.994-05:002011-02-09T08:22:45.994-05:00maddy i liked your blog very much, i would like to...maddy i liked your blog very much, i would like to share some things with u , how do i do that.sanjeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173043845993560882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-70217044358503886142009-03-29T03:37:00.000-04:002009-03-29T03:37:00.000-04:00mr maddy your tag on malabar is really informative...mr maddy your tag on malabar is really informative, being part of nilgiris, really enlightening to know about these facts<BR/><BR/>regards prabhuprabhu purnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658099797126552818noreply@blogger.com