KOCHI, India -- India's southern state of Kerala has been called "God's Own Country" and the "Spice Garden of India," and has attracted travelers for decades with its palm-lined backwaters, ...

Spread over a series of islands and crisscrossed by the sea and backwaters, Kochi (long known as Cochin) speaks of the old world charm and leisure. The culturally and historically rich port city ...

Fort Kochi is a historic town in the Kochi area of Kerala. It has retained many specimens of the bygone era which is a must-visit for you if you are a history buff. Fort Immanuel built in 1503 as ...

The Cochin Jewish community, numbering no more than 2,400 at its peak in 1948, lived in harmony with their Hindu, Christian, and Muslim neighbors. Unlike other Jewish communities, they never ...