Jan 15, 2017
A TIME CAPSULE OF PHOTOS FROM COCHIN
I have been travelling regularly to Cochins since 2004 and I had chronicled my travels and photographs in the website The Virtualtourist, which was acquired by Trip Advisor and now…
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Countries: <span>Kerala</span>
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Nov 15, 2016
THE BEST PLACE TO STAY IN FORT COCHIN WITH A LOVED ONE THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE BRISTOW HOTEL
This photographic essay would convey to you the spirit of hospitality, the ambiance of the Arabian sea kissing your front porch and the great Kerala food served by efficient waiters…
Nov 15, 2016
THE JEWISH COCHIN: TWO MIZRACHI BROTHERS IN COCHIN NOVEMBER 2016
This is a pictorial essay of a recent visit to the JEWISH COUNTRY in the COCHIN area in Malabar/Kerala, INDIA. My brother Eliahu, was born in Bombay of Iraqi and…
Oct 15, 2016
WELCOME HOME AT THE UMONHON NATION: SHABBAT SHALOM FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
I am proud to be a Consultant Endocrinologist to the UmonHon Nation in the USA. Dutifully I appear at the appointed dates, as previously arranged with the Health Programme that…
Oct 15, 2016
YOM KIPUR IN COCHIN 5777 BREAKING THE FAST IN AN UNIQUE FASHION
It was the most unusual Yom Kipur, not planned at all that way. The night before I had begun the observance in the company of a delightful Syrian Christian Orthodox…
Oct 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN 5777 EREV YOM KIPUR.. AN ENJOYABLE EVENING WITH A SYRIAN ST THOMAS CHRISTIAN FAMILY
YOM KIPUR 5777 IN COCHIN, KERALA I am impressed with the Christian Community in Cochin, their fierce devotion to their faith but done in good faith and vigour. Chicken and…
Oct 15, 2016
A radio Interview with DURIAN ASEAN in KL in 2014 Misconceptions about JEWS JUDAISM and ISRAEL
During the early part of 2014, I had stopped by the synagogue in Yangon to pay my respects to Moshe Samuels the custodian of the once magnificent synagogue of the…
Aug 15, 2016
THE PHILOSOPHER DENTIST OF FORT COCHIN, DID THE NAME VARGHESE COME FROM THE PORTUGUESE NAME VARGAS
THE PHILOSOPHER DENTIST OF FORT COCHIN or did you know that the familiar name VARGHESE in Christian Kerala is derived from the Portuguese VARGAS? Over the years I had become…
Aug 15, 2016
MEET THE JOLLY HISTORIAN OF FORT COCHIN
GEORGE THE JOLLY HISTORIAN OF FORT COCHIN As he drove me towards Fort Cochin, after his busy day at work as a dentist, my friend assured me: you will enjoy…
Aug 15, 2016
DS AND COCHIN HERALD: SHE HAS JOURNALISM IN HER BLOOD
DS SHE HAS JOURNALISM IN HER BLOOD The sweet part of my short visit to Cochin in August 2016 was the reunion with DS, who is in charge of Corporate…
Jun 15, 2016
GREAT AMBASSADORS FOR KERALA : VIJAYAN AND MOHANA THE TEA SHOP OWNERS OF COCHIN INDIA
I have had a very long standing relationship with Cochin in India, perhaps the ancient Jewish connection. A few months ago, my cochini jewish friend Elias sent me the above…
Jun 15, 2016
KERALA IN SALALAH
KERALA IN SALALAH ANCIENT CONNECTIONS AND MODERN HOPES I had rented a car, in fact it is the best way to get acquainted with Salalah and Dhofar. Driving along the…