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Cochin House
Cochin House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Cochin in Delhi. It located at Jantar Mantar Road 3 in New Delhi’s Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone. It is also known as Cochin State Palace. It was originally known as "Vykunt". It was built between 1903 and 1011 by Punjabi contractor Sujan Singh Hadaliwale. It was later purchased in 1920 by H.H. Rama Varma, the Maharaja of Cochin, to serve as his city residence during sessions of the Chamber of Princes. .After Indian independence, the building became property of the Government of Kerala and now functions as a part of the Kerala House complex, functioning as the office of the Resident Commissioner History Origins (1903–1911):The Cochin House was constructed between 1903 and 1911. It was Designed by British architect Walter Sykes George and constructed by Sujan Singh and his son Sir Sobha Singh. The bungalow was known as Vaikund or Vyukunt and was part of the original New Delhi project that has the building of Rashtrapati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala House, Delhi - Visit During WCI 2016 (5)
Kerala ( , ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Spread over , Kerala is the 14th smallest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE). The region had been a prominent spice exporter since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
