These are the times of decolonization. Old names and memories with a colonial connection being wiped off and new ones replacing them, like Bombay converting itself into Mumbai, Calcutta metamorphosing into Kolkata and Madras becoming Chennai. I have seen this happening even in our own city of Calicut, which used to be part of the empire. The old huzur kutcheri has been razed down and the Robinson Road is now the Kesava Menon Road... But many things remain the same: The 150-year-old canal, built by H V Connolly, the Irish collector who was hacked to death by the rebellious Moplahs, is still known by his name and -- though slightly smelly -- it remains the artery of the sprawling city. The best motorway in the city today goes parallel to the old Connolly's Canal. But Logan had nothing to keep his memory in this city where he spent quite a few years as perhaps the best known collector of Malabar. There is a road in Thalassery, the town up north, where he had served, carrying his name but William Logan's presence was not visble anywhere in Calicut. Thankfully, not any longer. Last week, the city's Communist mayor unveiled a sculpture in the city's centre, depicting this scholar-adminstrator's best known work, the Malabar Manuel. It is a beautiful work of art, a befitting tribute to the old Scottish highlander who made Malabar his home. I know there is a big clan of Logans spread all over the world and possibly there may be some with Logan links in this list also. May I know anything more about Logan's personal life, his roots, famly and upbringing? N P Chekkutty/Calicut, Malabar.

Hello Chekkuty, The source of information on his life that I am aware of is in the forward by Dr. K.K.N. Kurup to the 1950's revised edition of Logan's Malabar Manual. Do you have a picture of the new statue? Regards Nick Balmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chekkutty N.P" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:48 PM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Logan and a sculpture > These are the times of decolonization. Old names and memories with a > colonial connection being wiped off and new ones replacing them, like > Bombay converting itself into Mumbai, Calcutta metamorphosing into Kolkata > and Madras becoming Chennai. > > I have seen this happening even in our own city of Calicut, which used to > be > part of the empire. The old huzur kutcheri has been razed down and the > Robinson Road is now the Kesava Menon Road... > > But many things remain the same: The 150-year-old canal, built by H V > Connolly, the Irish collector who was hacked to death by the rebellious > Moplahs, is still known by his name and -- though slightly smelly -- it > remains the artery of the sprawling city. The best motorway in the city > today goes parallel to the old Connolly's Canal. > > But Logan had nothing to keep his memory in this city where he spent quite > a > few years as perhaps the best known collector of Malabar. There is a road > in > Thalassery, the town up north, where he had served, carrying his name but > William Logan's presence was not visble anywhere in Calicut. > > Thankfully, not any longer. Last week, the city's Communist mayor unveiled > a > sculpture in the city's centre, depicting this scholar-adminstrator's best > known work, the Malabar Manuel. It is a beautiful work of art, a > befitting > tribute to the old Scottish highlander who made Malabar his home. > > I know there is a big clan of Logans spread all over the world and > possibly > there may be some with Logan links in this list also. May I know anything > more about Logan's personal life, his roots, famly and upbringing? > > N P Chekkutty/Calicut, Malabar. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >