Chronicling history of Travancore digitally

Aswin Suresh’s documentary for Visual Communication course turn out to be a forum for archiving a bygone era

For history buffs, the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is where the past rests. For scientists, the temple is an engineering marvel while for tourists, it is a storehouse of riches and for the natives, the temple is a place that gives their city its identity.

These were probably the reasons why Aswin Suresh chose the temple as his documentary subject for his Visual Communication course assignment from SRM University. Till then, he had not even visited the temple though a city native.

But as he embarked on his project, he found his work growing into much more than mere frames that could win him grades. It spearheaded a parallel project that brought together those who shared a passion for Travancore.