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Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

Watch the official 80th commemoration of the s.s. tilawa held in mumbai india on wed nov 23 2022

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Sunday Mumbai Mirror
Times of India
Emile Solanki
SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Silver

"REMINDING THE WORLD OF THE SS TILAWA TRAGEDY"

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

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. 

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Purva Chitnis
The Print
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Emile Solanki
SS Tilawa
Indian Titanic

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

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.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Hindustan Times
Emile Solanki
Survivor
Chootal Khoosal

"Third survivor of SS Tilawa tragedy comes forward"

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

"Third survivor of SS Tilawa tragedy comes forward"

Thank you Hindustan Times and Gautam S Mengle for the article “Third survivor of SS Tilawa tragedy comes forward” Published December 21st 2022.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Herald Goa
80th Commemoration 
Mervyn Maciel

"So Quick The Deep Sea Did Swallow Them All."

"Survivors of ‘Indian Titanic’ SS Tilawa that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine"

"Third survivor of SS Tilawa tragedy comes forward"

Thank you Herald Goa and Vivek Menezes for the article “So Quick The Deep Sea Did Swallow Them All.” Published December 3rd 2022.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Ajay Kamalakaran
Scroll.In
80th Commemoration 
Titanic

"Remembering the ‘Indian Titanic’ that was sunk by the Japanese"

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

"Remembering the ‘Indian Titanic’ that was sunk by the Japanese"

Thank you Scroll.In and Ajay Kamalakaran for the article “Remembering the ‘Indian Titanic’ that was sunk by the Japanese.” Published November 29th 2022.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Hindustan Times
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"SS Tilawa: In memory of the ship that didn’t dock."

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

"Remembering the ‘Indian Titanic’ that was sunk by the Japanese"

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. 

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Transcontinental Times
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

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. 

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Runa Ashish
Webdunia
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"Indian 'Titanic' hair-raising story"

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

"The 80th Commemoration of the British passenger-cum-cargo-ship "S.S.Tilawa" Held"

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.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Times of India
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"Victims’ kin to commemorate sinking of SS Tilawa in WWII"

"બીજા વિશ્વયુધ્ધમાં 280 ભારતીયો સાથે ડૂબી ગયેલા એસ.એસ. ટિલાવાને સ્મરણાંજલિ અપાશે"

"Victims’ kin to commemorate sinking of SS Tilawa in WWII"

"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.

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
Mid Day Mumbai
Webdunia
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"Returning to a sea of memories"

"બીજા વિશ્વયુધ્ધમાં 280 ભારતીયો સાથે ડૂબી ગયેલા એસ.એસ. ટિલાવાને સ્મરણાંજલિ અપાશે"

"Victims’ kin to commemorate sinking of SS Tilawa in WWII"

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. 

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SS Tilawa
Tilawa 1942
The Forgotten Tragedy
Garavi Gujarat
Emile Solanki
80th Commemoration

"બીજા વિશ્વયુધ્ધમાં 280 ભારતીયો સાથે ડૂબી ગયેલા એસ.એસ. ટિલાવાને સ્મરણાંજલિ અપાશે"

"બીજા વિશ્વયુધ્ધમાં 280 ભારતીયો સાથે ડૂબી ગયેલા એસ.એસ. ટિલાવાને સ્મરણાંજલિ અપાશે"

"બીજા વિશ્વયુધ્ધમાં 280 ભારતીયો સાથે ડૂબી ગયેલા એસ.એસ. ટિલાવાને સ્મરણાંજલિ અપાશે"

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.

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

"Reminding the world of the SS Tilawa tragedy"

Sunday Mumbai Mirror and The Times of India

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"A World War II tragedy that orphaned 3 Goans"

The Global Goenkar and The Goan Everyday

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"Remembering Indian Titanic"

Business India

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"Tilawa Tragedy 1942"

Sunday Mid Day Mumbai Special Feature 

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"Flashback to 1942: When Japan sank an Indian ship"

Sunday Mumbai Mirror

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"Flashback to 1942: When Japan sank an Indian ship"

The Times of India

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

"...battle over £32m bounty of silver"

The Times

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"Last known survivor..."

This same article also appeared in UK Daily and Public News Time

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

“80 years on from the ‘Indian Titanic'"

This same article also appeared in India Weekly, Asian Times, Garavi Gujarat, and Sri Lanka Weekly

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A newspaper article Titled “SA seeks return of R775m silver hoard”  

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SS TILAWA NEWS REPORTS

LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS | 2391 SILVER BARS FOUND AT THE SS TILAWA WRECKSITE | Court of Appeal, March 2022

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

A newspaper article Titled “The Riddle of The S.S.Tilawa.”  

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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.

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A newspaper article on the story of Moulana Casim Mohomed Sema.

Published in a local news publication in Johannesburg.

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A newspaper article on the story of Abdul Razak Halim.

Published in a local news publication.

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A newspaper article on the story of a survivor. 

Published in the Cape Times on the 10th of November 1951. Submitted by Faik Toefy.

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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.

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A newspaper article on the story of Ismail Cader.

Published in the Cape Argus oin April 23 1985. Submitted by Ismail Rawoot.

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