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A sojourn to the old city of Kochi

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17th century home to be converted into a museum.

As the State government revives a project to establish a museum on the history of Ernakulam district in the 17th century Bastion Bungalow, local leaders and experts on the history of Kochi have risen to demand that the proposed museum should celebrate the place of Kochi in world history.

“We are proud of Kochi’s lineage and it is a passion,” said K.J. Sohan, Town Planning Committee chairman of the Corporation of Cochin and chairman, Kerala chapter, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.

Kochi, hosting the Chinese, Arabs and Europeans was once the gateway to India and the memory should be honoured, he said. He pointed out that there was space constraint to box the history of the entire district into the bungalow, built in 1667 at the site of the Stromberg Dutch fort.

The opinions were aired at a workshop on preparations for establishing the museum, organised here on Monday under the aegis of the State Department of Archaeology.

Dominic Presentation, MLA, said that what the State planned was to set up a district-level museum. It may not be possible to confine the museum to the history of Kochi alone though, he said, that the committee appointed to oversee preparations for establishing the museum would take a call considering the opinion of all sections of the people.

Mr. Presentation feels that there is no space constraint as the Bastion Bugalow has enough room to accommodate a museum on the history of the entire district.

N. Ashok Kumar, secretary of Kerala History Association, said that creating a museum only to celebrate Kochi’s colonial past is inappropriate. Kochi has a history going beyond the colonial era that began with the arrival of the Portuguese in the early 16th century, he said.

Chairman of Vysya Guru Math, Mattanchery, Vidya Sagar, appealed for retaining the Kochi in the proposed museum’s name. K.V. Thomas, MP, inaugurated the workshop.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Kerala / by Special Correspondent / September 01st, 2015

The right way of eating an Onasadya

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With Onam just round the corner, Kochi Times takes you through a gastronomic journey…

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The green plantain leaves, pickles, chips and goblets of veggie delights that are spread on it, the tempting aroma that wafts all around tempting the senses… say Onasadya and the image conjured up in Malayali minds waters the mouths and brightens hearts in no time. Delectable dishes that assure a gastronomical joyride are the stars of Thiruvonam, but how well do we know them to give them a befitting welcome?

It’s well known that the sattva guna vegetarian Onasadya is supposed to be served in a traditionally-followed healthy order that helps digestion, but not many today are aware of it. To top it all, there are regional differences in the dishes served and customs followed as well. This Onam, Kochi Times beckons some renowned regional food experts to help us feast healthy and hearty.

Sadya’s simple past

Renowned culinary expert Pazhayidom Mohanan Namboothiri, who anchors many important feasts of the State including the State School Youth festival, says that in the 50s and 60s, Onasadya was much simpler than its modern day versions! “It was called naalu curry and sadya, and had just eight to nine items in total, including kaalan, erisseri, olan, thoran or mezhuku piratti, achar, pappadam, two or three upperis, moru and payasam. Later, avial came in, followed by sambar from Tamil Nadu and other items, totalling up to around 16 dishes from salt to payasam. What we see today are the improvised forms of this pattern,” he says.

Varied regional tastes

All that said, Malayalis across the State have their own regional favourites and star dishes. For instance, it is a well-known fact that non-vegetarian dishes are widely served in the northern parts of Kerala in Onasadya. There are similar changes in other items and customs too.

Pazhayidom Namboothiri says, “In southern Kerala, parippu (dal) is quite important, but not in northern Kerala. In the south, parippu and sambar, rasam, avial, thoran, pachadi, one koottukari, two upperi, pappadam, pazham, one uppilittathu and payasam would mean a good sadya. In the north, however kurukku kaalan is used instead of pulisseri, and it is served at the tip of the leaf. Their items are less in numbers as well, and will include sambar, rasam, moru, avial, koottukari, pachadi, two uppilittathu, thoran, chips, pappadam and, pazham.”

Serving it right

The tapering end of the leaf should point to the left of the seated guest and rice should be served on the lower half of the leaf, experts say. “From the bottom part of the leaf, items should be served clockwise”, says Pazhayidom Namboothiri, adding, “Pickles should be placed in the bottom portion. Lemon, mango, puli inchi, kichdi, uppu will be served at the bottom left. On the other side you can keep chips and thoran, followed by pachadi, koottukari, olan and avial.” There are regional differences in serving as well. In northern Kerala, katti parippu is also served on one corner of the leaf. They would serve it in the order of rice, sambar, rasam, payasam, and rice and moru again, experts say. In southern Kerala, sambar is given after nei parippu, followed by rasam, payasam, rice, pulissery and moru.

“There is no particular order followed in central Kerala. Rice is eaten with sambar, parippu or rasam and then they move to payasam,” says Namboothiri. Desserts are served mid-way through the meal and pazham is served with payasams. In some places, rice is served once more with rasam after payasam.

Generally, the food is first served on the extreme tip of each banana leaf and usually food is served from left to right, starting with salt, pickles, thoran, avial, olan, kichadi, pachadi and erissery. From left to right in the bottom, small banana, chips, pappadam are served and into the rice ghee and parippu curry are added. Once parippu is finished, sambar, rasam, kalan, pradhaman are served and at last, sambar or moru.

The meal can also be followed by vettila murukkan or betel leaf chewing, which will ease digestion and cleanse palate as well. Traditionally, spices and vegetables like onion and garlic are not used in the preparation of sadya.

Payasam

Sadya expert Manoj Balusseri lists out the traditionally important payasams as pazham, palada, pal payasam, parippu pradhaman, kadala parippu pradhaman and the semiya payasam. “Ada pradhaman is made in two different ways in the south,” he adds.

Pazha pradhaman and palada pradhaman are the important payasams in northern Kerala, while ada, pal payasam and gothambu palada are the favourites in central Kerala. The southern part of the State uses mixed payasams of three or four items. The payasams, experts say, are to be consumed starting with the lightest and moving on to the darker ones, meaning those made with jaggery.

Customs long forgotten

How many of us know that after eating an Onasadya, the leaf should be folded towards the other side? Apparently, a sadya leaf is folded towards you only after rituals like adiyanthiram (cremation ceremony). While the exact reason is not known, Pazhayidom Namboothiri says, “There is the possibility of food wastage in an Onasadya and thus, folding it against you ensures no waste falls on to your lap. Whereas, items and wastage can be less for rituals like adiyanthiram.”

STARS OF THE FEAST

An ideal traditional sadya should have delicacies such as pazham nurukku, kaya varuthathu, sarkkara upperi, koottu kari, kalan, olan, avial, thoran, naranga, puliyinchi, sambar, rasam, prathaman, thairu, pappadam and payasam. The rice used for sadya can vary from north to south of Kerala. For example, the matta rice is used in Palakkad and white rice is used in the Thrissur region.

— Santhosh Ambiswamy, renowned food expert

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kochi / by Deepa Sonam, TNN / August 23rd, 2015

Cochin International Airport becomes world’s first to operate on solar power

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Kochi :

Chief minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the 12 MWp (megawatt peak) solar power plant at the Cochin International Airport Ltd (Cial) on Tuesday.

The plant, comprising 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres in the cargo complex, will enable Cochin airport to produce 50,000 to 60,000 units of solar power every day for its operations. Airport authorities claimed that this would technically makes the airport ‘absolutely power neutral’.

Cial first ventured into solar power sector in March 2013 when they installed a 100 kWp (kilowatt peak) solar plant on the rooftop of the arrival terminal. Installed by the Kolkata-based Vikram Solar Private Ltd, the plant was a trendsetter in the field of grid-connected solar energy (one without any battery storage) in Kerala.

Later, they installed a 1 MWp solar power plant partly on the rooftop and partly on the ground in the aircraft maintenance hangar facility on the airport premises. This plant was installed by Emvee Photovoltaic Power Pvt Ltd and is the first megawatt-scale installation of solar PV system in Kerala.

After commissioning these plants, Cial has so far saved more than 550MT of CO2 emission. Over the next 25 years, this green power project will avoid carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants by more than three lakh metric tonnes, which is equivalent to planting 30 lakh trees.

Cial is now in the process of setting up a 12MWp solar PV plant as part of its green initiatives. This will come up in an area of about 45 acres near the international cargo premises. The work has been awarded to Bosch Ltd and is expected to generate around 48,000 units per day. Along with the electricity generated from the existing 1.10 MWp plants, this would be sufficient to meet the power requirement of the airport, officials said.

Later in the day, the annual general body meeting of Cial approved the recommendation of director board to give a dividend of 21% to all its shareholders. The total earning of Cial in 2014-15 was Rs 413.96 crore, an increase of 19.69% compared with the previous year. The airport made a profit of Rs 144.58 crore in 2014-15, which is 16.25% compared with the previous year. The number of passengers touched 64 lakhs. “The new international terminal will become functional by 2016,” added Chandy, who is also the chairman of Cial.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kochi / August 31st, 2015

Bevy of vintage beauties at their seductive best

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Around 50 vintage cars, from 1933-model Austin of England to 1984-model ‘original’ diminutive Maruti 800 compete for attention at DH Ground where an exhibition of vintage cars began on Saturday.

It is on till Sunday evening when more cars are expected. Around 30 vintage two-wheelers too are arrayed nearby. The initiative comes from Cochin Vintage Club and Ernakulam DTPC.

Businessman P. Gopakumar who owns five vintage cars, is currently engaged in restoring a 1933-model Austin, which was a rusting piece when he bought it from Bangalore. “It has already taken me six months and the restoration process is on at my house,” he said.

When asked about the owners of the car during the past decades, he said that the Motor Vehicles Department issues a new RC book, after destroying the old one – “a document which is as precious as the car.” He also laments that the department insists on regular tax, as compared to its Karnataka counterpart which gives tax holiday to vintage cars if one-time tax is remitted.

Vintage cars at DH Ground where an exhibition of the cars began on Saturday.– Photos: Thulasi Kakka
Vintage cars at DH Ground where an exhibition of the cars began on Saturday.– Photos: Thulasi Kakka

It took two years for him and his son Jayadev who is as passionate about old cars, to restore a Pathanamthitta-registered 1955-model Dodge Kingsway to its original sheen. He also owns a 1954 Italian Fiat Millicento, 1961 Ambassador and 1957 Landmaster with semaphore – a signal system in vogue before the advent of turn-indicator lights, wherein a light protrudes from the B-pillar of car in the direction it intends to turn.

Pointing to a 1956 Italian Millicento, Mr Jayadev spoke of how the classic car is even now used by many as a city car since it is fast enough and the engine does not overheat. “It was driven to Kochi from Coimbatore. Many of us who own vintage cars drive them to office. And we help each other in procuring spare parts too.”

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A couple of Baby Hindustan cars (Indian models of Morris Minor) that date back to 1950s, the huge Chevrolet Impalas and Ford Fairlanes and a Triumph too are on display.

Many of us who own vintage cars drive them to office. And we help each other in procuring spare parts too.

source : http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu /  Home> National> Kerala / by John L. Paul / August 23rd, 2015

ASI seeks Adarsh heritage tag for old Dutch Palace

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Kochi  :

The nearly five-century old Mattancherry Palace, a major tourist destination, may soon be raised to the status of Taj Mahal and Konark Sun Temple if a proposal by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kerala circle, is accepted.

ASI, Kerala circle, Thrissur, has approached the New Delhi office requesting them to grant the coveted ‘Adarsh’ monument tag under the Adarsh Smarak Yojana to Mattancherry Palace aka Dutch Palace.

“We have submitted a proposal to the head office to award the ‘Adarsh’ monument tag to Mattancherry Palace. This will help us to get financial support from the Central government for maintaining and enhancing the facilities in the palace. This is the only monument in Kerala for which we have approached the head office for the tag,” said an ASI official.

The central government has accorded the tag to 25 monuments, including the Red Fort and Qutab Minar, out of 3,680 protected monuments of ASI. In Kerala, there are 26 protected monuments, including Mattancherry Palace and St Francis Church and the former is the top crowd puller under the ASI .

“We wrote to the head office considering the flow of tourists, including foreigners, to the palace. If we get the tag, we can develop many facilities for visitors such as Wi-Fi connectivity in the palace. This will help to raise the profile of the monument,” the ASI official said.

Facilities such as washrooms, drinking water, signboard, cafeteria, audio-visual centres, interpretation centres and encroachment-free areas will be provided by the ASI under the tag.

Nearly a thousand people visit the palace every day to see the mural paintings and historical artefacts exhibited there. Currently, there are no facilities available for visitors coming to the palace as the monument is situated on the land owned by Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB). The Pazhayannur Bhagavathy Temple is also situated near the Palace.

The dispute between the CDB and ASI over setting up a fence in between the palace and temple stopped the archaeology department from setting up facilities for visitors.

As per archaeology rules, new construction is prohibited in 100m around the heritage structure. Later, both parties discussed the issue and explored possibilities of setting up a fence in between the palace and temple without a construction.

“We have sent our engineer to the monument to look into the prospect of setting up a fence. We hope to sort out the issue in a month, but there is no response from CDB,” an official said.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kochi / by T C Sreemol, TNN / August 20th, 2015

200 years on, Nangeli’s sacrifice only a fading memory

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The area near Manorama Kavala, Cherthala, was once known as Mulachiparambu and was the site where Nangeli, in 1803, cut off her breasts to protests against the breast tax imposed on the lower caste women of Travancore. Photo: H. Vibhu
The area near Manorama Kavala, Cherthala, was once known as Mulachiparambu and was the site where Nangeli, in 1803, cut off her breasts to protests against the breast tax imposed on the lower caste women of Travancore. Photo: H. Vibhu

Nangeli gained her place in history as the woman who cut off her breasts to protest against an inhuman tax imposed in erstwhile Travancore

Many books and histories have been written about caste oppression in Kerala and the men and women who fought the injustice. Yet the story of one woman’s protest has almost faded away from the collective memory of the State.

Nangeli, who lived in Cherthala in Alappuzha over 200 years ago, gained her place in history as the woman who cut off her breasts to protest against the inhumanmulakkaram (breast tax) that was imposed in the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore.

CASTE OPPRESSION

Kings of the time ensured the subjugation of the lower castes by imposing heavy taxes on them. Their wealth was built on some of the worst taxes imposed anywhere in the world. Besides the tax on land and crops, peasants had to pay taxes for the right to wear jewellery, the right of men to grow a moustache, and even the right of women to cover their breasts.

The heavy taxes ensured that the lower castes were kept eternally in debt, while members of the upper castes flourished.

“Nangeli was a poor Ezhava woman from Cherthala. Her family could not afford to pay the taxes and was in debt to the rulers,” says D. Sugathan, advocate and former MLA from Alappuzha.

“The tax collector, then called the parvathiyar, came to her house one day and demanded that she pay the tax,” he says. The legend goes that Nangeli cut off her breasts and presented them to theparvathiyar on a plantain leaf. The tax collector fled in fear, while Nangeli bled to death at her doorstep.

Her husband Chirukandan came home to find his wife lying dead and mutilated. He is said to have jumped into her funeral pyre out of grief.

“The incident happened in 1803. It created a lot of anger and the practice of collecting breast tax was put to an end here by 1812,” says Mr. Sugathan, who mentions Nangeli’s story in his book ‘Oru Desathinte Katha, Kayarinteyum’.

While Nangeli’s sacrifice put an end to one form of caste oppression, the land where she lived came to be known as mulachiparambu – the plot where the woman of breasts lived.

“Nangeli’s story is unique also for the fact that it is the first recorded instance of a man committing sati,” says Ajay S. Sekher, a teacher of English at the Tirur centre of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. A blog post written by Mr. Sekher, who researches issues of caste and gender, has introduced many to the story of Nangeli and mulachiparambu.

An earlier generation of political leaders grew up hearing about Nangeli’s protest and its significance in Kerala’s history. Leaders C. Kesavan and K.R. Gowri Amma have mentioned her in their autobiographies.

‘UNIQUE RESISTANCE’

“Nangeli’s story is an articulation of a unique resistance and struggle against a Brahmanic patriarchy. The tradition of such resistance by leaders such as Gowri Amma could perhaps be traced all the way back to Nangeli,” says Mr. Sekher.

The legend of Nangeli’s mutilation of her own body in protest against oppression has been handed down through generations.

Today, however, her tale is preserved only in the memories of a few old-timers and researchers. There are no memorials to her name, no books extolling her courage.

The name mulachiparambu too has been covered up, perhaps due to embarrassment. The plot, divided up between several owners, is situated near the SNDP office at Manorama Junction in Cherthala.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kochi / by Nidhi Surendranath / Kochi – October 21st, 2013

For the Chinese envoy, the past is here & now

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Kochi :

The Chinese ambassador to India, Le Yucheng, on Sunday visited the Chinese fishing nets at Fort Kochi. He took part in casting the fishing nets and raised the hopes of several fishermen who are looking to the Chinese government to protect and preserve these nets.

However, the ambassador was non-committal. He said that the nets reminded him of the Chinese explorer, Zheng He, who is believed to have visited Kerala six times.

“I will surely promote tourist flow from China to Kerala. Wait for a few months, and I assure you that thousands of Chinese tourists will be heading your way,” said the ambassador. Last year, a Chinese embassy team that visited Kochi had offered help to restore the aged fishing nets that dot the shoreline of Kochi. However, the offer was declined by the Kochi corporation.

“With this visit, we hope that he would grant some funds for the restoration of nets as most of them are now being made from metal rather than traditional teak wood. Authorities also don’t seem to care about it any more,” said Hansel Joseph, a fisherman.

The Chinese fishing nets are facing a threat as authorities, including the Heritage Conservation Society, DTPC and Kochi corporation, have turned a blind eye to its plight. Many of them were removed recently.

On the second day of his official visit to Kerala, Le Yucheng visited other popular sites in Fort Kochi. “Kochi is rich with culture and heritage and I was told that it would be a shame not to visit these places,” he said.

The ambassador, who received an invitation to visit Kerala from chief secretary Jiji Thomson, arrived at Kumarakom on Friday along with a four-member team. His official tour of Fort Kochi began from the Dutch Palace and Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry, following which he visited St Francis Church and the iconic Chinese fishing nets. He was also presented with a replica of the ‘cheenavala’.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kochi / by TNN / August 10th, 2015

Kerala Urged to Explore Historic Links to Woo Chinese Tourists

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Kochi :

In order to boost the prospects of Kerala’s tourism, which eyes the Chinese market, those at the helm should explore the potential historical links that connect the State with China, said Chinese Ambassador to India Le Yucheng.

He was speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of an interaction with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Monday.

“A range of topics were covered in the interaction with the CM. We have chalked out an in-depth plan to boost the tourism prospects of Kerala in China. Marketing strategies for the same have already been discussed with Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson when he visited China. In a short period of time, a high-level team from China will visit Kerala to look into the investment venues, including the tourism sector,” said Yucheng.

Stressing the need to explore the historical links, he said there were many links that connected Kerala with China. “Of them, the Chinese fishing net stands first. The snake-boat race and Kerala’s martial art ‘kalaripayattu’ have had their Chinese connections. The common factor lies in food also. My point is that these linkages have to be explored for the good, which will attract Chinese tourists to Kerala,” he said.

According to Yucheng, 5,000 Chinese tourists visited the State last year. “The goal is to raise the figure to 50,000, and then to 500,000. But, spirited efforts are needed to reach that goal,” Pointed out the Ambassador, adding that he had put forth certain suggestions before the CM for attracting Chinese tourists.

The suggestions include conduct of boat races, martial arts events, investment meets, entertainment programmes and conferences, among others.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Kochi / by Express News Service / August 11th, 2015

First ‘China ready’ hotel in Kochi

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The first “China Ready” hotel in God’s Own country to cater to the needs of Chinese tourists is getting ready at Kundanoor in Kochi.

As much as 80 per cent the work mandatory for Chinese accreditation is over at the 267-room five star deluxe Crowne Plaza belonging to Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), Sanjay Kaushik, general manager of the property told The Hindu .

The hotel will have trained personnel who can communicate to the tourists in Chinese, UnionPay payment facility on the lines of RuPay, Mandarin speaking personnel on call 24×7.

Authentic Chinese breakfast, lunch and dinner will be offered in the restaurants attached to the hotel. The menu card will also be in Chinese language for the benefit of the guests. Television in the hotel rooms where the Chinese tourists will be put up will have access to Chinese channels.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Thiruvananthapuram / by Special Correspondent / Thiruvananthapuram – August 03rd, 2015

Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal joins daughter Shruti’s venture ‘The Tamara’ as Chairman

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Bengaluru :

Infosys co-founder and former CEO SD Shibulal is joining the board of The Tamara, the hospitality venture set up by his daughter Shruti, as its chairman at a time when the company is planning at least one fresh acquisition in the German speaking region of Western Europe

Since he retired from Infosys last year, Shibulal has been making investments through his family office Innovations Investment Management.
Since he retired from Infosys last year, Shibulal has been making investments through his family office Innovations Investment Management.

Since he retired from Infosys last year, Shibulal has been making investments through his family office Innovations Investment Management, most notably in real estate and hospitality sectors.

“He (Shibulal) plans to use his years of experience on a professionally run board to bring the foremost standards of corporate governance to The Tamara,” said Senthil Kumar N, director and chief executive of The Tamara.

The Tamara, which operates under the umbrella of Shibulal’s family office, also helps manage properties owned by the Shibulal family across the world.

Real estate makes up over half the portfolio of Shibulal’s family office, which has several resorts and projects in India.

The company’s flagship property and brand is the Tamara Coorg – a pet project of Shruti Shibulal, who is currently spearheading the venture’s Thiruvananthapuram project as well as the acquisition being pursued in Europe.

Shruti, who holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and started her career with Merrill Lynch, has also been actively building the family’s real estate portfolio. She also runs several finedining restaurants, including Caperberry and Fava in Bengaluru’s upmarket UB City mall.

“Each one of our platforms (such as The Tamara) has a professional management and governance structure in place from the beginning. They develop their own medium and long-term plans based on various factors. For example, our decision to consider acquiring a hotel property in the German speaking part of Western Europe is part of our long-term strategy,” said Kumar, an IIM-Bangalore and BITS-Pilani graduate who joined the Shibulal family office in 2005.

The company has started construction for its upcoming projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kodai projects. It has also begun operating two new properties – Lilac in Bengaluru and Palma Laguna on the Kerala backwaters, Kumar said.

Shibulal’s family office currently manages the entire wealth of the family including any new funds added through dividends and share sales, and also helps build the philanthropic and business platforms which the family is interested in, Kumar said.

Since his retirement, Shibulal has also become an active investor in the startup ecosystem and even set up a venture capital and accelerator program called Axilor under the purview of his family office, roping in fellow Infosys co-founder S Gopalakrishnan as an investor.

ET had reported last year that Shibulal and his family own several hundreds of apartments and properties across the world. Shibulal and his family currently have about 1.97% of shareholding in Infosys, worth nearly $1 billion (about Rs 6,400 crore).

source: http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / ET Home> Tech> ITes / by Anirban Sen, ET Bureau / July 29th, 2015