Historical Influences
Kochi's culture was enriched by successive waves of migration over the course of several millennia. The city once had a large Jewish community that figured prominently in Kochi's business and economic strata. Known as the Malabar Yehuden—and now increasingly as Cochin Jews—the community has now almost entirely migrated to Israel and the United States. Syrian Orthodoxy was the sole Christian tradition in Kochi for a long time. However, the Portuguese arrival in the 16th century, led to Roman Catholicism being a dominant force.
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