This book contains the memoirs of a former Fellow of the World Health Organisation who worked for nearly five decades as an Engineer/Manager in Europe, Gulf, and India in Pollution/Environment fields. In this, he has made a ‘no holds barred’ disclosure of the lesser known details of Gulf life, the trials and tribulations of his action-packed decades long professional life dealing mainly with environment/ pollution issues, and his face-off with scourge of t
Half a century ago, Gwalior Rayons and the river Chaaliyar were in the news every day. An environmental struggle that spread all over Kerala. A great environmental war waged by politicians, industrialists and literary society activists from both coasts. After four decades, chaaliyar Suddhikarana Yanam is sharing her memories of that day. The author who tried to tackle the problem reveals the inner currents in full depth.
Kaveri appears to be moving rather slowly in Thanjavur Thiruvayyar stretch. Can’t blame her because, who will be in a hurry to leave the place echoing the sublime melodious music ‘Jagadananda karaka’ in ‘natta raga’, and ‘Enthro Mahanubhavalu’, the fifth song of Pancharatna keerthana in ‘sri raga’?
The memories of some people I will never forget are the one’s that included in this book. The personalities I described in this book include Indian presidents, movie stars, chief ministers and writers.
– P.A. RAMACHANDRAN
This book carries poetic language, authentic presentation, and accurate descriptions of several events. In it, we observe sights from almost six decades ago. Chaliyar River