Cochin Gsbs

Goud Saraswat Brahmins Of Cochin - History - Late 13th Century To Late 18th Century — Golden Era
... Brahmins, a small number of them settled in Cochin ... In the 14th century, following a great flood, Cochin (only a village before the Portuguese turned it into their first city in India) started to emerge as an ... The Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Cochin played a key role in the emergence of Cochin as the international trade center ...

Goud Saraswat Brahmins Of Cochin - History - Late 18th Century To 1980s — Era of Stagnation
... Towards the end of the 18th century, the importance of Cochin as a commercial hub started diminishing ... As a result Dutch power in Cochin started to wane ... In 1772 the GSBs of Cochin came under the jurisdiction of Cochin rajas, disagreements appear to have developed between the two ...

Goud Saraswat Brahmins Of Cochin - Economic Profile
... The most prominent among Cochin GSBs are traders, Some of them have achieved great degree of success ... GSBs traders have done well in hardware, textile, and sanitary retailing ... GSBs have also excelled in publishing and construction businesses ...