Mukundan was born in Mahe, a former French enclave in Kerala ... However, there was an older generation in the French colony for whom Europeans remained the real masters. It was Kurambi Amma ...

In the first half of the 20th century, almost 25,000 acres of land throughout the relatively small colony were under coconut ...

A former French colony, Puducherry was earlier known as Pondicherry. Though the city is very much an Indian city, it has retained its French influence. Tree-lined avenues and Mediterranean style ...