KOCHI: Even as the Cochin Carnival reaches a feverish pitch, a tense situation continues to prevail at the Veli Ground in Fort Kochi after the police ordered the dismantling of a 40-feet-tall Pappanji, a giant effigy of an old man symbolising the passing year, placed at the venue. The burning of the effigy at the Veli Ground would pose “serious …
They say you have not seen Christmas in Kerala, if you have not been to the one in Fort Kochi. Organised by The Kochi Heritage Project, a heritage storytelling initiative, these walks are not your usual guided tours, but they delve into the multicultural history of Fort Kochi. Plan At Art showcases artworks made of plastic waste washed ashore at …
KOCHI: Cochin Carnival, the most-awaited socio-cultural festival of Kochi, is set to begin early in the city. The 41st edition of the event will commence on December 8 with the commemoration of war heroes on the St Francis Church premises in Fort Kochi, and will be followed by a flag-hoisting ceremony at Vasco de Gama square on December 15. The …
Dressed in orange overalls, V. Venu is testing an old gramophone when I walk into his workshop on a clear sunny day. “I am not an engineer or an architect,” says Venu as he leads me back to the entrance of Gokulam, a traditional three-storeyed Kerala house that took him four years to build. His creative space is his small …
