Pepper House, eFort Kochi
Izwe laseKerala, eNingizimu India, yaziwa ngezakhiwo zayo njengeTierra de Dios. Isizathu asikho okunye ngaphandle kwezintelezi zemvelo, kufaka phakathi ubukhona bohlelo olukhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, oludume ngokuba khona kwalokhu okuthiwa chweba. Kodwa-ke, ngaphambi kokuzifaka esimweni esinjalo sepharadesi, kungcono ume kancane bese uphephela kuwo I-Fort Kochi, idolobha elivulekele olwandle futhi elihaqwe izinongo, ukungajwayelekile namasiko ahlukahlukene abadlule ezitaladini zayo kule minyaka engamakhulu ayisithupha edlule.
I-Fort Kochi: amaphunga omlando, ukhukhunathi nezinongo
I-Fort Kochi Cathedral
Safika esiteshini sesitimela i-Ernakulam ngolunye usuku ngoFebhuwari. Ngesikhathi sokugcina sohambo, uhlaza lolwandle lwezihlahla zesundu olukhukhula izwe eliseningizimu yeKerala lwalukhula ngamandla, ukhukhunathi wawuphindaphindeka kunoma iyiphi itafula noma umthengisi (kubandakanya nalabo ababesesitimeleni), kanye ukushisa kufinyisa ngokwengeziwe.
Idolobha Ernakulam Ilele ogwini olusentshonalanga yeNdiya futhi igcwele ubumayemayezi, amasundu nezindawo zokudlela ezinikela ngama-biryanis acebile namasosi amaqabunga kabhanana (shadya, esinye sezibiliboco zaseKerala). I-Ernakulam ivelele amathempeli ayo amancane anemibala noma izikhungo zayo ezinkulu zokuthenga ezigxile kwezobuchwepheshe, kepha kuzoba ngamandla ayo okuthi ngesikhathi esithile izokuholela ekutheni uthathe elinye lamabhasi amahle kakhulu wedolobha ulibhekise olwandle.
Futhi u-Ernakulam uthatha umkhawulo obheke ngasenhlonhlweni yaseKochi lapho kulele khona iFort Kochi, indawo yokuqala eyafinyelelwa ngabanqobi abangamaPutukezi eholwa ngu-Alfonso de Alburquerque ngo-1503. Ngemuva kokufika kwakhe endaweni yokuqala engasogwini e-India, umnqobi wasiza uRajah waseKochi ukuba alwe nezinhlanga eziyizitha futhi, futhi, lokhu kwamvumela ukuba yakha ukuqiniswa okuzonikeza igama layo kwi-enclave yamanje.
Phakathi namakhulu eminyaka alandelayo, ithonya lamaKhatholika nelaseYurophu lathatha imigwaqo yaleli dolobha esakazeke enhlonhlweni edume ngokudoba, ubuciko kanye nezinongo ezaba yintshisekelo yokuqala yezomnotho eKerala yamakoloni kwaze kwaba, ekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX, uRaj IsiNgisi sisungule ithonya laso kule ndawo, sihlinzeka ngoqweqwe lwenhlalo namasiko oluchaza namuhla ukuthi idolobha elinabantu abaningi kakhulu esifundazweni saseKerala.
Vakashela ngisho amanethiwekhi amahle kakhulu emhlabeni
Ngesikhathi sethu vakashela eFort Kochi sidlula Isiqhingi saseWellington, lapho okuheha izivakashi kunalokho kuyindlala khona, futhi ekugcineni sifinyelela engxenyeni esempumalanga yenhlonhlo, indawo eyaziwa ngokuthi iFort Kochi. Kule ndawo, amaHindu, amaYurophu namaJuda ahlanganyela idolobha elihlukaniswe ngokuphelele, livulekele izivakashi futhi lihlotshiswe ngokuthinta kwezobuciko emigwaqweni yalo ngayinye.
Mayelana nendawo yokuhlala, sahlala eThe Union Home Stay, a Indlu yezivakashi Kunconywe kakhulu okutholakala kuBurgar Street, enkabeni yeFort Kochi. Isimo kule ngxenye yedolobha sikhululekile, izitolo zasendulo ziba yinto eheha kakhulu kanti iKashi Arts Café edumile iphaka amakhekhe kakhukhunathi ashibhile ngemuva kwegalari yobuciko. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kule ndawo sithola i-Cathedral edumile yaseSanta Cruz, eyakhiwa ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX, noma endala kunazo zonke Isonto iSt. Francis, eyakhiwa amaPutukezi ngo-1502. Izibonelo ezimbili zenani lomlando elinamandla lale ndawo eNdiya lapho kuhlala khona abantu abadala baseDashi kusabalele ohlangothini lwayo. Izindawo eziveza ama-echoes amakoloni anamuhla imidwebo yobuciko noma izikhungo zenhlalo ezihlakazeke phakathi kwezingadi ezishisayo kanye nezakhiwo zaseYurophu.
Emigwaqweni yalesi siqhingi-esiqhingini ungaphefumula ukuthula, izivakashi zihlangana nemvelo kanye nethuba lokushiya iFort Kochi emuva futhi ziphambukele empumalanga yeKochi, isikhungo sasemadolobheni uqobo, kuba umqondo ohlakaniphile uma sifuna amasonto anemibala, ama-greengrocers abasebenza emakamelweni abo angemuva abalungisa iziphuzo zezithelo noma ezinye izitebele zomgwaqo lapho ukushwabadela i-kebap okumnandi kubiza kuphela amasenti angama-80. Eqinisweni, isincomo sami siqu sokuthi ulingise imvelo futhi uvumele ukuthatheka ngokuhlangana okugcwala kule migwaqo lapho amasiko amaningi abekhona khona amakhulu eminyaka.
IKochi ifaka nekota yamaJuda lapho sathola khona izimakethe zezinongo (njengeKochi International Pepper Exchange edumile), izigodlo ezibabazekayo ezifana nesigodlo saseMattancherry, nemidwebo yaso eyenziwe nguVishnu nemihlobiso yaso yaseDashi, isibonelo se-colonial eclecticism equkethwe esakhiweni esisodwa.
Ngemuva kokuhamba emigwaqweni yaseFort Kochi sizobona ubuhle besiqhingi esizungeza umgwaqo futhi, ikakhulukazi, ukukhanga okuyinhloko kwendawo: Amanetha ayo adumile amaShayina (noma uCheena vala) alethwa, ngokwenganekwane, ngumhloli wamazwe waseChina uZheng He eminyakeni eyalandela ukufika kukaVasco de Gama.
Kuthi kusihlwa, uhlale eduze kwala manetha futhi ucabange ngabadobi abatakula izipho olwandle (abanye bazokunikeza nengxenye yokudoba kwabo ukuze uzenzele umhluzi wasolwandle) kuba yinjabulo yangempela, enjinini yendawo I-India lapho umlando uholela emkhathini womhlaba wonke, vala. Ehlukile.