Ernakulam (ind)

Ernakulam

Ernakulam ranks 7,741st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Warren, Michigan, Valandovo, and Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Ernakulam include Chinmayananda Saraswati, and G. N. Ramachandran. Memorable people who died in Ernakulam include Varkey Vithayathil. Ernakulam has been the birth place of many philosophers, and physicists and the death place of many religious figures. Ernakulam is located in India.

Ernakulam is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge is called as Western Kochi. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation and the Cochin Shipyard are situated in Ernakulam. It is also the most urbanized area in the city of Kochi. The Southern Naval Command (SNC) is in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala. Established in 1958, it is the largest naval command of the Indian Navy, focusing on training and maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia