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.
The red soil of Birbhum, Bankura, and Purulia tells a story of displacement. Tanmoy Dutta creates a charged memorial for the Santal Adivasi community denied agency over their native land.
Despite centuries of deep-rooted ties, the Santal people are systematically denied agency over their native land. Tanmoy Dutta makes red soil an omnipresent witness.
Tanmoy Dutta (Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, Hyderabad)
Oil on Canvas, Laterite soil and mud, Bamboo, coconut coir rope, Jute fabric, Binding wire, Tape, Zinc sheets, Graphite on paper, Ink on paper, Photographs, Collected objects from land, Etchings
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
Despite centuries of deep-rooted ties, the Santal people are systematically denied agency over their native land. Tanmoy Dutta makes red soil an omnipresent witness.
Land Erosion and Memories of a Land examine the unique laterite landscapes surrounding Birbhum, Bankura, and Purulia in West Bengal. The installation critiques encroachment by governmental and private developers that has displaced the Santal Adivasi community.
The red soil—vital for traditional mud houses—is giving way to concrete. Through sculpture, paintings, etchings, photographs, and an archive of collected objects, Tanmoy creates a charged memorial for both the land and its people.
Memory is etched into this earth. This work refuses to let it be erased.
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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