Friday, 3 September 2010

INDIA

LIM JIN LI
One of the most interesting facets of the story of the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad, His Exalted Highness Prince Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Asaf Jah VIII, is its literary nature. This might sound strange at first, but closer scrutiny reveals how closely it resembles a classic piece of tragedy.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
DAN-CHYI CHUA
NARAYAN GOPALAKRISHNAN
After his retirement, when he settled down in Calicut, South India, a friend asked him what he would do to pass the time. Narayan Gopalakrishnan thought, "Wouldn't time pass if he didn't do anything?"