Plan your Fort Kochi visit with day-by-day itineraries for April & May 2026. Morning cafes, heritage walks, sunset times & night plans all in one place.
This is our Fort Kochi insider guide for you curated experiences, updated regularly by the cats who call this place home. Whether you're here for the Heritage, the food, or just the light on the harbour at dusk, we've got you.
The Anchal Post Runners ran with postal bags balanced on their heads and carried a two-foot staff with bells attached. When people heard the bells coming down the road, they made way.
Where Mumbai meets Gujarat, Palghar's Adivasi communities face displacement. Gaurav Tumbada's 'Bohada' celebrates the Waghoba—the tiger guardian—as a figure of resilience.
In Palghar, life was woven into flora and fauna. Now, half-demolished homes and razed forests mark where Adivasi communities once thrived. But the Waghoba still roams.
Artists
Gaurav Tumbada (Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai)
Medium
Print on Chitrapat Paper laid on board, Traditional Animal Masks in Paper Pulp, Bamboo mat, supli with terracotta roof tiles, Video
Venue
Vallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL) Warehouse, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi, Kerala
VKL WArehouse, MATTANCHERRY
Landmark: Opposite Canara Bank, Near Mattancherry Government Hospital
For the local inhabitants of the Palghar district, life has traditionally been woven into its surrounding flora and fauna. Nestled between Mumbai and the industrial hubs of Gujarat, this protected region has been pushed into the orbit of urban development policies.
A sanctuary to several Adivasi communities, now remains marred by half-demolished homes, razed forest lands, and disappearing wildlife eroding away the cultural practices and livelihoods of the people. Gaurav Tumbada encapsulates a moment steeped in this dichotomy, of celebration amidst disarray. Amongst the melange of enduring traditions, the Bohada celebrates the forest's guardian, the Waghoba (tiger).
Through his assemblage of found objects and documentative works, broken rooftiles adorn woodpiles and hostility arrives into what was once home. Gaurav mirrors the solitary Waghoba, a figure emblematic of resilience, roaming the village as a silent witness to the fragility of both his habitat and the people he seeks to protect.
Kochi Biennale 2025
Kochi Biennale 2025-26
The Students' Biennale, running alongside the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, has always been a space where tomorrow's artistic giants take their first bold leaps.
Plan your Fort Kochi visit with day-by-day itineraries for April & May 2026. Morning cafes, heritage walks, sunset times & night plans all in one place.
This is our Fort Kochi insider guide for you curated experiences, updated regularly by the cats who call this place home. Whether you're here for the Heritage, the food, or just the light on the harbour at dusk, we've got you.
