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Kochi Metro Phase 3 Is Coming — Every New Station That Will Change Your Commute
The Phase 3 extension is adding 11 new stations connecting Kakkanad to the city centre. Here's exactly how it affects your daily route.
20 May 2026 · 5 min read
This New Fort Kochi Boutique Is Selling Kerala Handloom Like You've Never Seen It Before
A 28-year-old designer is reinventing Kasavu and Kaithari fabric into contemporary cuts that are flying off the shelves. We spoke to her about what's next.
17 May 2026 · 5 min read
The Perfect Cherai Beach Day Trip: Everything You Need to Know
An hour from the city, Cherai delivers dolphins, Chinese fishing nets, and some of Kerala's best seafood shacks. Here's how to do it properly.
16 May 2026 · 6 min read
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 sat down with her the day after the auction.
13 May 2026 · 7 min read
5 Kochi Shops You Can't Miss For Authentic Kerala Gifts And Souvenirs
Skip the airport stalls. These five shops in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry stock the real thing — handmade, local, and worth bringing home.
10 May 2026 · 4 min read
The Kochi-Muzhiris Heritage Trail: Your Complete Self-Guided Walking Tour
From Chinese fishing nets to 500-year-old synagogues to Dutch-era streets — this 4km walk through Fort Kochi tells the whole story of the city.
9 May 2026 · 7 min read
Inside Kochi's Booming Startup Scene: The Numbers Will Surprise You
₹2,400 crore raised by Kerala startups in the last 18 months. Kochi accounts for 70% of it. We break down who's building, what they're building, and why investo…
20 May 2026 · 6 min read
Smart City Kochi: The 8 Infrastructure Projects Already Changing Daily Life
From integrated traffic management to cashless markets in Mattancherry, the Smart City Mission has delivered more than most Kochiites realise. Here's the full p…
18 May 2026 · 6 min read
This Kochi Startup Just Raised ₹50 Crore And It's Solving A Kerala Problem
The founders of AquaRoute saw a problem everyone in Kerala knows — unpredictable monsoon flooding and inadequate early warning systems — and built an AI solutio…
17 May 2026 · 5 min read
Muziris: The Lost Roman Port That Built Kochi's Spice Empire
Long before Kochi's harbour lights flickered on, a port called Muziris ran the world's spice economy. Romans sailed for its pepper, Pliny grumbled about it, and…
22 May 2026 · 6 min read
The Last Jews of Kochi: Inside the Paradesi Synagogue's Quiet Goodbye
For over two thousand years, Jewish life thrived in Kerala. Today fewer than ten remain in Mattancherry, keepers of a synagogue, a spice-soaked lane, and a stor…
20 May 2026 · 6 min read
When Kochi Ran the World: How Malabar Spices Built the Medieval Economy
Long before Dubai or Singapore, the Malabar Coast was the throbbing heart of global commerce. Pepper, cardamom and ginger moved out of Kochi's warehouses and re…
19 May 2026 · 6 min read
Kochi Water Metro: How 78 Electric Boats Are Rewriting the Daily Commute
From Vypeen to High Court in 25 minutes flat. Inside the world's first integrated water transit network, where battery-hybrid catamarans glide past Chinese fish…
17 May 2026 · 6 min read
Vyttila Mobility Hub: The Long Road to India's Biggest Transit Project
Sixteen years after the blueprint, Kochi's 35-acre Vyttila Mobility Hub is finally taking shape. Phase 1 hums with buses and Metro commuters. Phase 2 cranes loo…
15 May 2026 · 6 min read
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 storefront into a $7 billion retail empire. The Lulu stor…
11 May 2026 · 6 min read
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 larger than most Kerala towns, builds the refineries …
10 May 2026 · 6 min read
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's love of gold into one of India's most quietly p…
9 May 2026 · 6 min read
Kerala's Quiet AI Revolution: Why Kochi Is India's Next Tech Hub
While Bangalore's traffic crawls and Hyderabad's rents climb, Kochi has been quietly assembling the pieces of an AI ecosystem. A state policy, a cluster at Info…
7 May 2026 · 6 min read
How Kochi's AI Healthcare Startups Are Quietly Rewiring Indian Medicine
From robotic gait trainers at Aster Medcity to TB-screening algorithms heading into rural PHCs, a small cluster of Kochi founders is building medical AI for the…
4 May 2026 · 6 min read
Kochi After Dark: The Best Live Music and Late-Night Spots
Kochi is not a club city, and that is its charm. A guide to live music at Marine Drive, gastropubs in Panampilly Nagar, rooftop sunset sets, and the late chai-a…
14 May 2026 · 5 min read