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Heritage connection

Malayali heritage

The South trip ends in Kerala, which for a lot of diaspora Malayalis is the first time they’ve seen where their parents or grandparents actually came from, rather than just heard about it. The backwaters in particular are often more emotional than people expect.

The route deliberately ends in Kerala rather than passing through it. Munnar’s tea estates, the Alleppey backwaters and Fort Kochi’s layered colonial history are the closing chapters, not a detour. For many diaspora Malayalis, the total stillness of a night on the backwaters lands harder than the built-up expectation suggested it would.

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