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INDIA: Misplaced Majesty
The history of the thriving Malabar coast's entrepots that so impressed Chinese adventurers has been all but scuttled by the tides of time
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Cochin, meanwhile, has continued to flourish, and old traditions remain
and can be seen around town. The Portuguese and British also left plenty of
physical reminders of the colonial experience -- in the form of churches,
palaces and forts
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INDIA
The grandeur of Cochin and Calicut has long disappeared
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