In India’s coastal city Kochi, art, food and history collide
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Ginger House, a museum-cum-restaurant set within a 250-year-old ginger warehouse in Kochi's Jew Town. Once seen largely as a stopover en route to places like the hill station of Munnar, Kochi is increasingly becoming a destination in its own right.
PHOTO: TOH EE MING
Toh Ee Ming
KOCHI, India – A queue for the toilet at cafe and art gallery Lila Curated Experiences sparks an unexpected encounter.
In the courtyard, an artist is putting the final touches on a mural titled New World Order, where blindfolded world leaders are seated at a long table, a warped version of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. It is part of a group show on politics and dissent.

