Fort Kochi hosts first Cosmos Malabaricus Summer School from August 11 to 14
The summer school aims to create an active platform for scholarly exchange, archival engagement, and field-based learning.
Venu Rajamony, former ambassador of India to the Netherlands, told TNIE that, 'The Cosmos Malabaricus Summer School promises an intensive and practice-based learning experience that will see scholars being taken on a tour based on maps made by the Dutch. It will be short journey starting from Fort Kochi that will also cover Vypeen, Bolgatty, and Varapuzha.'
Dr Ganesh K N, chairperson, KCHR, highlighted that summer school is a step forward in disseminating knowledge.
'The school will see the participation of 30-odd research scholars. Six scholars have arrived from the Netherlands. It will follow a class format,' he said.
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