KOCHI: Jew Town in Mattancherry is a well-known tourist hub where visitors explore the remnants of a once-prosperous Jewish community of Kochi. While the Paradesi Synagogue here is world-famous ...

No longer do the streets of Jew Town, Mattancherry, or Fort Cochin witness the parading of Haman's effigy. With only one Paradesi Jew remaining there and a handful in other former Cochin Jewish ...

Queenie and her late husband Sammy hosted Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, when they came to the Paradesi Synagogue in the Mattancherry neighborhood in October 1997. “We were ...

The quaint lanes of Mattancherry, the rustic charm of Jew Town, the natural beauty of Kumbalangi and Kadamakkudy islands, the laidback vibe of Panangad… these places have emerged as sought-after ...