Kochi Photo 17

Kochi

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February 13th 2010
Kochi was our first stop in Kerala. We spent the morning there before heading north to Varkala Beach. While visiting the Palace of Kerala, we learned that woman play a central position in Kerala society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy “Matrifocality refers to societies in which women, especially mothers, occupy a central position, and the term does necessarily imply dominatio ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more