My Grandmother Aunt – A love story with a difference
Each year, as I returned to school from my summer vacation, my friends and I would always discuss how much fun we had during...
Romantic Watermelon
I chose a Chinese watermelon to carve. Valentine's Day being around the corner, I wanted something romantic and color red. What better fruit is...
Bakel Fort
The village of Bakel is located south of Kasargod in Kerala State. My friend and I decided to drive down there not just to...
Konkan Connections – Part 2
Sitting in his car in the back seat, Xavier was lost in deep thoughts. He knew he was an intelligent man. He wanted to...
The Land Of Smiles: Thailand
(Part 1 - Bangkok)
Coastline View
Bordered by Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, the Kingdom of Thailand, popularly known as the Land of Smiles lives up...
Republic Day – 2006 Illuminations
I was asked by the webmaster, if I could send some photos of Republic day parade to mangalorean.com. I had been attending Republic day...
St. Mary’s Island
Networking of research application is crucial for the global campaign to protect coastal areas vulnerable to disasters like tsunamis, a British official said in...
Towards Participatory Governance
Democracy is meaningful when citizens in general and the most marginalised people in particular have the capacity and the power to ask questions, seek...
Jemina – Our Miracle Child
My writing has always been relative to my experiences in life. But this time when I started to write, I was bit hesitant. I...
A New Lease on Life
It was a year ago when I heard about Akansha, a little girl, who was treated in Muscat, Oman for Thalassemia.
The true life story...



























