French air defence frigate arrives in Kochi
The Hindu
French air defence frigate Chevalier Paul is on a five-day goodwill visit to Kochi. The ship arrived at the Cochin Port Trust on Thursday where it was received by Commanding Officer, INS Sagardhwani,
French air defence frigate Chevalier Paul is on a five-day goodwill visit to Kochi.
The ship arrived at the Cochin Port Trust on Thursday where it was received by Commanding Officer, INS Sagardhwani, along with traditional fanfare by the Southern Naval Command’s naval band.
Capt. Antoine Vibert, the Commanding Officer of the French ship, called on Rear Admiral Antony George, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command, and operational issues of mutual interest were discussed. The French Naval ship will be departing Kochi on November 30.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”