Kerala - Blue Guide Chapter

by Sam Miller

Kerala with the French enclave of Mahé:On-site guide to the sights and monuments of this popular destination, which includes the historic city of Cochin (Kochi). With full background information on Indian history, culture and religions, and eating and accommodation tips.This is a chapter from Blue Guide the best guide for the independent traveller to India's art, architecture and history. Superb maps, detailed practical information. Written by the BBC's Sam Miller.According to William Dalrymple who wrote the "I can vouch for its accuracy and novelty ¬ the Indian guide which reaches the long-forgotten wonders ignored by other guides, and the best possible guide to off-the-beaten-track India."

158 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2012

About the author

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Sam Miller was born and brought up in London. He studied History at Cambridge University and Politics at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, before joining the BBC in 1986, for which he has worked, on and off, ever since. In the early 1990s he was the BBC World Service TV and radio correspondent in Delhi, and on his return to the UK in 1993 was the presenter of the BBC ’s current affairs programme, South Asia Report. Later he became the head of the Urdu service and subsequently Managing Editor, South Asia. He was posted back to Delhi in 2002 and has remained there ever since. He is the author of Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity (2009) and Blue Guide: India (2012).