Monday, November 26, 2007
Darbar Hall - Arakkal Palace...
The Arakkal Family was the only Muslim royal family of Kerala that controlled parts of the coast and Lakshadweep.The Kannur Fort was owned for some time by Arakkal family. The Dutch captured the fort from Portuguese in 1663, and they sold the fort to the Arakkal Ali Raja.The furniture is fully made of high quality Rosewood.
St. Angelo's Fort - Some snaps...
St. Angelo's Fort was built in 1505 by Sir Francisco de Almeida, and is on the Arabian sea about 3 km from Kannur town. The fort changed hands several times. In 1663 the Dutch captured it and sold it to the Arakkal Royal Family in 1772. The British conquered it in 1790 and transformed it into one of their major military stations on the Malabar Coast. It is fairly well preserved as a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.
In 1790 the British seized it and transformed it into their chief military station in Malabar. St. Angelo fort is an important historical monument and turist centre at Kannur.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Adobe Photoshop CS3 - See what's Possible.
Eliciting the Intricacies… Juliane Kost from Adobe (US) during Photoshop World 08, Grand Hyatt, Bombay.
Photoshop World 08
Rajesh Pateel from Adobe (India) explains the Photoshop CS3 integration with other Adobe products.
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