As a longing for a love lost, nostalgia is easily taken and mistaken for something far more meaningful than it is and, as such, nostalgia is given quasi-religious emphasis in a culture disconnected from religion. With these emotions, the Star Wars sequel trilogy follows a trending nostalgic mode. Prasad.For those who grew up a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the final episode in the Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker, promises an emotional conclusion to what was a stirring part of childhood. But in the 2019 floods, it gave in one more span,” said Mr.

It withstood the devastating floods of 2018. “The strength of the collapsed structure is amazing. Although there have been an increasing demand to conserve the bridge for the new generations, the government has not given any heed to it. It was in 2003 that the Kerala government constructed a new Cochin Bridge to replace the historic one.Īttempts to demolish the bridge were stalled by the intervention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a few years ago. It became a road bridge since 1945 when the British constructed a new rail bridge parallel to the Cochin Bridge. In 1935, it was converted to broad gauge. “I want the new generation to see and enjoy this historic relic.”Ĭonstructed as a rail bridge with narrow gauge, the Railway had reportedly given permission for bullock carts to cross it in the early days. “It was the attempts of a business lobby to demolish the bridge for scrap that made me open the blog,” he said. Prasad keeps on adding all reports and pictures that appear in newspapers since the bridge collapsed in November 2011 to his blog:. It had 15 spans at a gap of 21.5 m.Īlthough the British offered the engineering skills, the bridge was completely financed by Rama Varma XV who even had to sell the gold caparisons of his temple elephants. “This bridge has been a passion for many an enthusiast like me,” he said, snapping a picture of the collapsed spans resting in the swollen, muddy Bharathapuzha on Saturday.Ĭonstructed by the then Kochi ruler Rama Varma XV, known as the Rajarshi of Cochin, in 1902 with the technical support of the British, the 322.5-m long bridge was the first bridge across the Bharathapuzha. Prasad began four years ago has more than four dozen photographs of the structure he had clicked on different occasions.Īmong them is the photo of the completely submerged Cochin Bridge that he clicked in 2019. An exclusive blog for Cochin Bridge that Mr. Shornur, a photojournalist and local history enthusiast. “The significance of the old Cochin Bridge is immense, especially if we look at it from a historical point of view,” said Prasad K. That journey was not merely a rail travel between Shoranur and Kochi, but it was also a historic connectivity between two provinces: Kochi and Malabar.

It was 120 years ago on the same day that the first passenger train crossed the Bharathapuzha through the historic bridge. The old Cochin Bridge across the Bharathapuzha at Shoranur may be vanishing slowly from the minds of the people, but its ruins are revisited by many religiously on July 16. A bridge that lies in ruins in the Bharathapuzha is still remembered with nostalgic zest.

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