Malabar Spring: Deep-rooted connections with Calicut

It's hard to believe that life is just a series of unrelated coincides, and the more I explore my own family history I realise that I have deep ties to the historic city in northern Kerala

Parting from Calicut is never easy. It’s hard to describe in words the sense of belonging that I feel in the city and its leafy outskirts. Yesterday, before the clock struck 6 in the morning, I got into a taxi to leave my cherished Kerala home for the airport in Malappuram.

After 4 trips to the city in less than a year, I am convinced that my special lo…