Sir, Girija Madhavan’s article titled “The Fall Of The Berlin Wall” published in Star of Mysore dated 17th November, 2022, made for a very interesting read. I read it over and over again, reliving a trip to Berlin in 2008. The information and the photographs in the article helped me brush up everything I learnt…
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A November Anniversary
November 17, 2022By Girija Madhavan Diplomats, who witness a historical event with international ramifications in the country of posting, are very lucky. In 1989 my husband, A. Madhavan and I, saw the Fall of the Berlin Wall (9 November 1989), a potent symbol of the Cold War. The event changed relations between the States of Europe, their…
Gone Away: To Germany & Austria – 3: A Day Out looking at Down Town Berlin
October 12, 2017[Continued from Oct. 9] Our Berlin tour guide’s arrival at our hotel in a taxi, a grand Mercedes Benz Van, was conveyed to me from the front desk through intercom promptly. We descended from our fourth-floor room and there he was. Tall, grinning from molar to molar. While shaking hands, we said, “Sorry, we are…
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