queen of the arabian sea kochi was known as calicut before 1996.
what was queen of the arabian sea kochi known as before 1996?
calicut
called the "queen of the arabian sea", kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of india from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with arab merchants from the pre-islamic era. occupied by the portuguese in 1503, kochi was the first of the european colonies in colonial india. it remained the main seat of portuguese india until 1530, when goa was chosen instead. the city was later occupied by the dutch and the british, with the kingdom of cochin becoming a princely state. kochi ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in kerala. the city was ranked the sixth best tourist destination in india according to a survey conducted by the nielsen company on behalf of the outlook traveller magazine. kochi was one of the 28 indian cities among the emerging 440 global cities that will contribute 50% of the world gdp by the year 2025, in a 2011 study done by the mckinsey global institute. in july 2018, kochi was ranked the topmost emerging future megacity in india by global professional services firm jll.
kochi
ajahn viradhammo or luang por viradhammo (born vitauts akers, april 27, 1947 esslingen, germany) is a canadian monk in the thai forest tradition of theravada buddhism. he was ordained as a monk in 1974 by ajahn chah at wat nong pah pong monastery and became one of the first residents at wat pah nanachat, the international monastery in north-east thailand. luang por viradhammo is the most senior thai forest monk in canada and currently the abbot of tisarana buddhist monastery in perth, ontario. "luang por" means "venerable father" (หลวงพ่อ), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with thai custom; "ajahn" means "teacher".
ajahn viradhammo