Singapore Indian Heritage

My article on Chudamani Vihara in Unicorn

My article on Chudamani Vihara, Nagapattinam is published in volume 21, Oct 2026 edition of Unicorn Magazine published from Hyderabad, […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 26, 2026

I wrote in earlier posts, Chetti Melaka community moved from traditional Kampung Chulia/Keling to Gajah Berang region. In the late […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 26, 2026

After Malacca was conquered by the Portuguese , communities like Hindus, Chinese, Thai, benefitted due to their support. If what […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 26, 2026

Naina Chetti a.k.a Nina Chatu was a prominent, influential merchant from the Coromandel Coast of India operating in Upeh, Malacca, […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 26, 2026

We previously saw how the Malacca Sultanate fell to the Portuguese and its desperate attempt to seek help from China […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 22, 2026

After the Malacca Sultanate was founded, it turned into a bustling market, as I wrote in my previous post. During […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 17, 2026

Continuing from the story in my previous post, let’s look at an interesting story about how Malacca turned into a […]

Pandian Ramaiah / September 15, 2026

When I was a kid, a patti narrated me a story in my village. A trader – who had business […]

Despite living in Singapore for more than a decade, I only came to know about Prof John Miksic last year. […]

When I traced the path of Islam to southeast asia, I came across the Tamil inscription of Barus in Indonesia. […]