The clickety-clack legacy of a typewriting institute
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram|December 06, 2024
AS one ascends the wooden stairs of Fort Technical Institute, the clickety-clack of typewriters – once the soundtrack of ambition and hustle – starts to dominate the air.
PARVANA K B
The clickety-clack legacy of a typewriting institute

For 105 years now, the institution in Pazhavangadi has been tutoring students on typewriting skills and, in the process, keeping alive a legacy.

"The institute was started by my grandfather Appu Iyer with just two typewriters in 1919," recalls Subramanya Iyer, the institute's custodian. It has remained relatively untouched since, save for, of course, very necessary modifications.

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