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The name is Cotton, Sidney Cotton

On the 73rd anniversary of Operation Polo (the annexation of Hyderabad), I am re-posting a popular Masala History connected to those times…

Sep 17, 2021

Sep 17, 2021

How a Traitor gave the name to an affluent neigborhood

One of my very favourite things to do is to find the naming history of cities and towns and neighbourhoods. One can learn so much history…

Aug 28, 2021

How a Traitor gave the name to an affluent neigborhood

Aug 28, 2021

Was Russia late to the Olympics?

What an Olympics! It was a proud moment to see each of the participants stretching to do their best. It was even more proud to see the…

Aug 10, 2021

Was Russia late to the Olympics?

Aug 10, 2021

Who is Sir Sankaran Nair?

A few weeks back, a tweet from a famous Bollywood director generated a lot of curiosity on an individual who has been forgotten by India’s…

Jul 16, 2021

Who is Sir Sankaran Nair?

Jul 16, 2021

17 attempts — the story of Lachit Borphukan

Who is Lachit Borphukan?

Jun 25, 2021

17 attempts — the story of Lachit Borphukan

Jun 25, 2021

The Royal Curse of Sikkim

It is a year since we launched Masala History by Siva and I want to thank all the readers & listeners who have been following us in…

May 29, 2021

The Royal Curse of Sikkim

May 29, 2021

The unsung hero who invented 2 vaccines

There are heroes who wear capes. They make million dollar movies. Then there are real heroes who save real lives. Sadly, they are…

May 7, 2021

The unsung hero who invented 2 vaccines

May 7, 2021

The Korean Connection (The Tamil Princess who ruled Korea)

In Bollywood movies, it is not uncommon where a long lost family reunites with a ‘family’ song. Or that someone finds a brother (whom he…

Apr 9, 2021

The Korean Connection (The Tamil Princess who ruled Korea)

Apr 9, 2021

Ostindisk Compagni

(You can read more Masala History by Siva stories from fb.me/masalahistorybysiva or instagram.com/masalahistory and listen to our podcasts…

Mar 26, 2021

Ostindisk Compagni

Mar 26, 2021

Tech policy experts — need of the hour

There have always been polarities between important streams in human history — like science vs. religion, science vs. humanities…

Mar 16, 2021

Tech policy experts — need of the hour

Mar 16, 2021

Sivakumar Sethuraman

Sivakumar Sethuraman

History, Tech, People, Policy, Maps & Math. I frequently blog/podcast on History. Follow me in a platform of your choice from www.masalahistorybysiva.in

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