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Moving the City - A Mass Transit Future for Trivandrum - Part II
(....Cont.d)As time progresses, with major developments like Vizhinjam and Technocity reaching their full potential and demand for public transit building up on key corridors, further monorail routes...
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Technopark - End to End!
For all of you who want to see how big Trivandrum's technology zone has really become (in real life!) and also for the few who still haven't accepted the emergence of India's newest technology...
View ArticleRemember the High Court Bench in Trivandrum?
Does anyone remember the (still ongoing) struggle to re-establish a Permanent Bench of the High Court in Trivandrum? Yes, Trivandrum is still the only Capital of a major State not to have at least a...
View ArticleA Knowledge City for the City of Knowledge!
Okay, I admit that this article is being put up to avoid May becoming an embarrassingly silent month on here!! I do have an excuse....I have been in Trivandrum, running around to put together all sorts...
View ArticlePresentation to Sam Pitroda
Wow, nothing...zilch...zip...in June. Which is why I have been forced to be sneaky and post this with a back-date in June! Here's the presentation that I made to Sam Pitroda and R. Gopalakrishnan at...
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Who needs a World-class Port...and the God of Small Rails!
In the weeks that have elapsed since my last (honestly dated) post, things have come to a head for two of Trivandrum's most important infrastructural projects. The way that they have been treated, one...
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Who needs a World-class Port...and the God of Small Rails! (Part 2)
It's official, the Government is going to dump Welspun's bid citing the grant that they had asked for to operate the port for the next 30 years. On one hand, one wonders why there's so much stinginess...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Ye Who Stop Formula 1!
To all those who filed the Public Interest Litigation against Narain Karthikeyan's Formula One demonstration drivein Trivandrum,First of all thank you for the immense concern shown in upholding the...
View ArticleDid Kerala Emerge?
The State Government's massively hyped investment promotion event, Emerging Kerala, recently concluded leaving behind a plethora of questions about its success and likely impact on the State's future...
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A Vision for Vizhinjam: Crowdsourcing an Improved Project Plan
Over the last few months, the saga of Kerala's flagship infrastructure project - the Vizhinjam deep water port and container transshipment terminal - has wound a new stretch in its long running and...
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Trivandrum International Stadium - Breaking New Ground
Kerala's first purpose-built International Cricket Stadium is being built at Karyavattom, a northern suburb of Trivandrum. A state-of-the-art 50,000 seat stadium, it will confirm to international...
View ArticleYou can Help the Vizhinjam Project - with an Email!
If you are wondering how your email can help a $2 Billion project that has been becalmed of late as a result of poor luck, poorer management and a pronounced lack of interest on the part of the current...
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Second Innings for Dr Tharoor - Another Chance for Trivandrum!
Image Courtesy: Firstpost.comWith the latest reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Trivandrum's MP is back at the most important table in the land. There can be few better choices for the Ministry of Human...
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The Irony of the US Election
(The following post may sound like a rant, but do read on....) Image Courtesy: Patdollard.comYes, it's official, Romney lost and what-is-his-name won. Now the electorate have nothing else to blame,...
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The Life of PI - A Trivandrum Connection
When I recently saw the movie adaption of the Booker Prize-winning novel, Life of Pi, little did I realize that the movie and the book that I read a long time ago had a very profound connection with...
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A Vision for Kovalam?
The Tourism Department has very belatedly proposed a master-plan to develop Kerala's original and premier tourist destination, the famed beaches of Kovalam, with a view to foster planned and...
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Welcome IFFK 2012
Come December, and there are two events that I look forward to - the good fun and food associated with marking another year spent on this Earth, and the best film festival in India. Sadly, I have been...
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Can't Trivandrum anchor a South Indian Industrial Corridor?
Even as the Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor marches down the trail blazed by its predecessor being developed between Delhi and Mumbai, Kerala is sitting out of this golden opportunity even as it...
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Flying High Over Trivandrum - Towering National Pride
After getting delayed for over a year due to issues with clearance from the Airports Authority of India, one of India's tallest flagpoles will soon bear the National Flag over the historic Kanakakkunnu...
View Article2012 Round Up - A Forgettable Year
It's official, there is a 2013, the Mayan Calendar got it wrong or got it too soon. Quite a few souls must have breathed sighs of relief, well, except for those who spent thousands of dollars on...
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