Sathyan Velumani

Category: Ghana

  • James Fort Prison

    On 4 Dec 2011, I walked into the James Fort Prison, James Town, Accra, Ghana Little History: James Fort Prison in Accra is almost 400 years old, and was originally built for 200 slaves. It housed over 740 male and female prisoners till the year 2007. Now, the prison is empty with signs of its…

  • A little about me

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  • Why Indian Football team got disqualified?

    A Tale from Ghana There was epic football match between India and Ghana. The Indians were well known to have specialized voodoo magic and tricks. The match began and everytime, the Indian hit the ball towards the ghanian post, the ghanians saw the ball as coal pot and didn’t stop it. India was leading the…

  • Celebration of Life – Kane Kwai Coffins

    Wikitravel has been my favorite site these days having started to travel frequently to new places. I had taken a print out of the entire page on Accra, the capital city of Ghana. One of places mentioned was Kane Kwai Carpentary which me and my colleague Ridhima Jaiswal visited before leaving Accra for Tamale the…

  • never rush in life

    It was a focused group discussion with young boys and girls who go to the Shama Public School, near the port town of takoradi, Ghana. It was one of the best locations possible for conducting a protocol. An old building on the coast with an amazing view of the sea and the humble homes of…

  • Shama and the boats

    The day started with a ride from the hotel to Shama along the coast line for the first protocol, a marketing guy from Shama Credit Union of my field work in Ghana. It was also the day of my first boat ride in the sea with a friend fisherman who offered a short trip into…