Odda Days

By Ittyerah Tholath

'Odda days' is a travelogue, describing the journey to Norway ,the land of midnight sun. The book contains description of the interesting train trip from Germany to Voss . And the last part of the journey to Odda was by road crossing ferry and passing through the tunnels in the beautiful mountains . The stay at Odda ,a small town known for its beautiful water falls is described in details. Participating in the Rotary club meeting of Odda helped to enhance the international Rotary fellowship. Description of sight seeing at Odda and Bergen , the second largest city in Norway is included in this book The return journey after the enjoyable stay for about two week with the the close relative and old time friend Ittyera and family is also described in detail in the book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ittyerah Tholath
• Release date: Sep 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005616984

Ittyerah Tholath

Dr. Ittyerah Tholath Peter is an eye surgeon with over forty five years of experience in various capacities in four leading medical institutions in India. He is the holder of a M.B.B.S from Kerala University, M.S.( Ophthalmology) from BHU, and M.Phil. ( Hospital and Health System Management) from B.I.T.S. He had his fellowship training at St.Vincentius eye hospital in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was a Fellow of Royal college of physicians & surgeons Glasgow(FRCS) and International Medical Science Academy(FIMSA) . Dr.Ittyerah , has held various roles in his illustrious career, namely Clinical Registrar in Ophthalmology(BHU), Jr. Lecturer in Ophthalmology (C.M.C. Vellore.), Head of Department of Ophthalmology at Pushpagiri Hospital Thiruvalla and Little Flower Hospital Angamaly, India, He was President of Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (KSOS) and Indian Medical Association (I.M.A.) Madhya Kerala Branch. In his literary capacity, he has previously held the roles of Chief editor of Journal of K.S.O.S. and Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology. The All India Ophthalmological Society ( A.I.O.S.),the Kerala society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (K.S.O.S.) and the Cochin Ophthalmic Club (C.O.C.) honored him with life time achievement awards for his outstanding contributions in the field of ophthalmic science.In his busy schedule he has managed to provide his services to the community through organizations like YMCA, Y's Men Club and Rotary Club, the latter honoring him with the Paul Harris Fellowship award for his leadership role in matching grand programs. The esteemed doctor has also held the role of President of Rotary Club of Angamaly and Y's Men Club of Angamaly, Kerala, India. He is continuing as emeritus editor of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology(IJO).He is an ophthalmologist with special interest in medical subjects beyond ophthalmology.

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ODDA DAYS

(The Norwegian Nostalgia)

By

Dr. Ittyerah P. Tholath

Copyright 2020

Published at Smashwords

Dedicated to the memory of my dear brother Ittyera A. Tholath

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Odda, a small beautiful municipal town in the district Hardanger in Norway, the land of midnight sun was the destination for my journey from Germany. The town is known for its waterfalls, emerald fjords*, blue glaciers and lush valleys. Odda was important for me because my first cousin Ittyera was living there. He was like my younger brother. We inherited the first name from our paternal grandfather late Mr. Ittyera master, who was a popular school teacher of Kunnamkulam Government Boys High School. We lived along with our family members in the ancestral house at Kunnamkulam on several occasions. Our grandfather being a teacher was very much interested in the education of his children and grandchildren. He was very happy when I informed him that I had passed out the SSLC examination in first class. I have even inherited his initials also, but in the name I have an extra ‘h’. This ‘h’ was gifted affectionately by the clerical staff of the M.J.D. high school, where I studied for eleven years. In fact I realised about the extra ‘h’ in my name only when I got my SSLC book, after completing my high school education. It seems that the ‘h’ has brought a lot