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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books, Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
082			_a954.83 _bDAS/COC
100			_aDas, M K
245			_aCOCHIN : Fame And Fables
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260			_aNew Delhi _bNiyogi Books _c2024
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500			_aDot on the international maritime route, Cochin (now Kochi), was a rewarding destination for explorers, traders and chroniclers around the world from time immemorial. Some came to trade in its hottest product, spices, some to escape persecution back home, and a few others for peaceful living with a comfortable career to boot. From royalty down to the rabble, all found warm welcome in abundance. Cochin surfaced from the sea as the favoured port of call in mid-14th century. As a cluster of marshy islets, not all of which hospitable enough for habitation, itwasn’t much of a landmass to crow about. But slowly and steadily it started growing into a city that is presently closer to being a metropolis. The history of this small port-town saw the rise and fall of many powers, the complicated trajectories of the diverse people who made a home out of it, and crucially, the confluence of seemingly favoured faiths and conflicting cultures yoked together by visionaries who could imagine a better future of its citizens—here is the story of Cochin’s transformation.
650			_aKochi
650			_aCochin
650			_aHistory and Geography
650			_aHistory of Asia
650			_aIndia and South Asia
650			_aSouthern India
650			_aKerala
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