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Sivakumar Sethuraman

Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

5 min readSep 17, 2021

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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…

5 min readAug 28, 2021

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How a Traitor gave the name to an affluent neigborhood

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

6 min readAug 10, 2021

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Was Russia late to the Olympics?

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

6 min readJul 16, 2021

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Who is Sir Sankaran Nair?

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17 attempts — the story of Lachit Borphukan

Who is Lachit Borphukan?

6 min readJun 25, 2021

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17 attempts — the story of Lachit Borphukan

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

5 min readMay 29, 2021

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The Royal Curse of Sikkim

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

5 min readMay 7, 2021

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The unsung hero who invented 2 vaccines

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

6 min readApr 9, 2021

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The Korean Connection (The Tamil Princess who ruled Korea)

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Ostindisk Compagni

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

5 min readMar 26, 2021

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Ostindisk Compagni

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Sivakumar Sethuraman

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…

5 min readMar 16, 2021

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Tech policy experts — need of the hour

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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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