SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
Emile Solanki, founder of tilawa1942.com was invited to write an article for The Times of India and Sunday Mumbai Mirror. The article was published on January 1st 2023.
Thank you The Print and Purva Chitnis for the article “Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine” Published December 26th 2022.
Thank you Hindustan Times and Gautam S Mengle for the article “Third survivor of SS Tilawa tragedy comes forward” Published December 21st 2022.
Thank you Herald Goa and Vivek Menezes for the article “So Quick The Deep Sea Did Swallow Them All.” Published December 3rd 2022.
Thank you Scroll.In and Ajay Kamalakaran for the article “Remembering the ‘Indian Titanic’ that was sunk by the Japanese.” Published November 29th 2022.
Thank you Hindustan Times and Gautam S Mengle for the article “SS Tilawa: In memory of the ship that didn’t dock.” Published November 25th 2022, week of the 80th commemoration.
Thank you Transcontinental Times, Imphal Times, and Raju Vernekar for the article “The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo ship “S.S.Tilawa” Held.” Published November 24th 2022, the day after the commemoration.
Thank you Runa Ashish at Webdunia for publishing an article in Gujarati of S.S. Tilawa on the day of the 80th Commemoration, Wednesday November 23rd 2022.
"Victims’ kin to commemorate sinking of SS Tilawa in WWII" - Read this article in The Times of India published on the day of the 80th Commemoration, Wednesday November 23rd 2022.
Thank you Mumbai Mid Day newspaper for your article “Returning to a sea of memories.” It was good to see this article released on the day of the 80th Commemoration, Wednesday November 23rd 2022.
Leading up to the 80th commemoration in Mumbai, India, we wish to thank Kamal Rao and the Solanki brothers at Garavi Gujarat for publishing an article on the Tilawa tragedy.
"Reminding the world of the SS Tilawa tragedy"
Sunday Mumbai Mirror and The Times of India
"Last known survivor..."
This same article also appeared in UK Daily and Public News Time
“80 years on from the ‘Indian Titanic'"
This same article also appeared in India Weekly, Asian Times, Garavi Gujarat, and Sri Lanka Weekly
A Newspaper article on sinking of the the S.S.Tilawa.
Published on the 65th anniversary of it’s sinking in the Laudium Sun in 2007.
A newspaper article on the story of Moulana Casim Mohomed Sema.
Published in a local news publication in Johannesburg.
A newspaper article on the story of Abdul Razak Halim.
Published in a local news publication.
A newspaper article on the story of a survivor.
Published in the Cape Times on the 10th of November 1951. Submitted by Faik Toefy.
A newspaper article on the storyA newspaper article on the story of a survivor.
Published in the Cape Argus. Submitted by Faik Toefy. of a survivor.
Published in the Cape Times on the 10th of November 1951. Submitted by Faik Toefy.
A newspaper article on the story of Ismail Cader.
Published in the Cape Argus oin April 23 1985. Submitted by Ismail Rawoot.
A tragedy that cost the lives of hundreds of Indian people
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