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.
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.
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.
Two artists from India's Northeast explore gender norms and the nurturing essence of nature through wood, bamboo, and rich indigenous traditions. Nature as refuge, difference as beauty.
One figure—a woman's body with a masculine face—navigates societal expectations. Another—a bamboo structure with a heart at its centre—embodies Mother Nature. Two visions of refuge.
James Alfred Rymbai, Puja Lamgu (Northeast India)
Different kinds of wood, Mixed media- Bamboo craft and Coloured drawing inks
Vallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL) Warehouse, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi, Kerala
Landmark: Opposite Canara Bank, Near Mattancherry Government Hospital
10AM to 6PM (Mon to Sunday)
Till March 31st, 2026
Ialong, hakum! brings together Puja Lamgu and James Alfred Rymbai to explore gender norms and the nurturing essence of nature.
The wooden figure, crafted from various woods, symbolizes identity's complexity. A woman's body—open, vulnerable—meets a masculine face conveying intensity. It mirrors the struggle to navigate expectations and personal fears.
The bamboo structure extends from earth, embodying Mother Nature as caretaker. At its centre: a heart signifying life and vitality, drawing from rich indigenous traditions of the Northeast.
Together: dialogue about identity's challenges and nature as refuge. Beauty in differences. Strength in collaboration.
The Students' Biennale, running alongside the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, has always been a space where tomorrow's artistic giants take their first bold leaps.
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.
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.
Iced coffee in a former godown on a 600-year-old spice street. Coz Layover Cafe, Mattancherry in Fort Kochi
Rainforests, incense sculptures, insect paintings - all read through a 2,000-year-old Tamil system of landscape and emotion.
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