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This Kochi Artist's Work Just Sold For Record Numbers At An International Auction
A 31-year-old Ernakulam-born painter just became one of India's most internationally recognised artists. We sa…
13 May 2026 · 7 min read
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Inside The New Co-Working Space In Kakkanad That's Becoming Kochi's Tech Hub
With 200 desks, a rooftop café, a podcast studio, and events every week, this new space is turning Kakkanad in…
12 May 2026 · 5 min read
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This Kochi Brand Is Making Eco-Friendly Fashion Cool — And It's Working
Using only naturally dyed fabrics and zero synthetic materials, this Ernakulam startup is turning heads far be…
11 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The Kochi Workshop That Built V-Guard: Kochouseph Chittilappilly's Quiet Empire
A 27-year-old engineer borrowed one lakh rupees in 1977 and rented a tiny Kochi workshop to assemble voltage s…
12 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The Pearl Merchant of Nattika: How M.A. Yusuff Ali Built Lulu
From a coastal village in Thrissur to the boardrooms of Abu Dhabi, M.A. Yusuff Ali turned a small Gulf storefr…
11 May 2026 · 6 min read
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From a Chavara Village to Saudi's Oil Fields: The Quiet Empire of Dr. B. Ravi Pillai
He left Kollam with a borrowed ticket in 1978. Four decades later, Dr. B. Ravi Pillai commands a workforce lar…
10 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The Muthoot Dynasty: How a Kozhencherry Grocer Built India's Gold Loan Giant
From a timber shed in Pathanamthitta to a Mumbai stock exchange bell in 2011, the Muthoot family turned Kerala…
9 May 2026 · 6 min read