Feb 15, 2018
THE BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED KADAVUMBAGAM THE RIVESIDE SYNAGOGUE OF THE MALABARI COCHIN JEWS
SITUATED IN MARKET STREET AND JEW STREET IN ERNAKULAM, COCHIN
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Feb 15, 2018
THE CUISINE OF MALABARI COCHIN JEWS
The Jewish Community of Cochin, India is dead and has been dying for many years. As it usually happens, nostalgia begins to creep in and recreation efforts are undertaken. There…
Feb 15, 2018
A SPECIAL SHABBAT IN COCHIN ERNAKULAM
It was no coincidence that I received an invitation to attend a lecture at the Kadavumbagam Synagogue of Cochin that belongs to the Malabari Jews of Cochin. The synagogue breathes…
Feb 15, 2018
CUBA IS NEVER FAR AWAY IN COCHIN
When I tell people in this town that I live in Havana, Cuba, a smile of recognition cover their faces. Che Castro Cuba are in the mind sets of most…
Feb 15, 2018
WONDERFUL RELAXING DAY IN FORT COCHIN
There must be something in the air in Cochin for me, like I experienced in Suva, Fiji; Malacca, Malaysia, Zanzibar..but with more substance because Keralites especially the Syrian Christians I…
Feb 15, 2018
FROM ISRAEL TO COCHIN DAY 1
I am comfortable with taking serpentine airline connections for the fun of it, but from Israel to Cochin has to be a classic one. Royal Jordanian from Tel Aviv to…
Jan 15, 2018
YOU GET OLD ONLY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE A PROJECT TO DO said Sir VS NAIPAUL
YOU GET OLD ONLY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE A PROJECT TO DO As our reading abilities evolve, so does our choice of literature. After the usual classics of school years,…
Jan 15, 2018
YOU WILL COME BACK AGAIN: LES AU REVOIR new artists to discover through SPOTIFY
There is something so wonderful about being in a city that you love and feeling very peaceful in your heart, and you are surrounded by silence and solitude. You friends…
Jan 15, 2018
WELCOME TO 2018 CONTINUATION OF THE HAPPINESS OF 2017
Historically speaking, the New Year's Eve has not been kind to me. I can think of only the disasters that had happened on that day in various countries: Melbourne, Guyaquil,…
Dec 15, 2017
A CUBAN FILM FESTIVAL IN FORT COCHIN? IT IS POSSIBLE
I am staying at the Old Lighthouse Bristow Bungalow Hotel facing the Arabian Sea. The rhythmic dance of the waves lulled me into a lethargic state but I decided walk…
Dec 15, 2017
NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND UPPER PENINSULA: BEAUTY WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE PEOPLE
In recent months, I have met people with whom I immediately clicked, they are such good representations of the North American generosity, open mindedness and kindness. It was even amazing…
Dec 15, 2017
RAFIQ AN HONEST TUK TUK DRIVER POSSIBLY THE ONLY ONE IN FORT COCHIN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRIPADVISOR
I forget how often I visit Fort Cochin, but I do know that I am often here, on my way to or from South East Asia or Europe. The Auto…