Colin Paterson, the physician to Swathi Tirunal Rama Varma, the ruler of ertswhile Travancore, records in his ‘ Medical Report of Travancore ’ (1842), the existence of a ‘Shala Bazar’, “ an extensive ...
Far away from the madding crowds, yet, ironically, in its very midst, a 75-year-old establishment, much beloved of citizens, quietly closed its doors. A. Swamy and Brothers of Chala, once the ...