1911 – 1915
The Tharavad
Laterite walls, teak pillars and a courtyard open to the sky: the house at Kuttichira, built 1911–1915.
Like the old Mappila houses around the Kuttichira pond, our tharavad was built for a large, matrilineal household: daughters stayed, husbands came to live with them, and every room opened onto the shared courtyard.
Inside the house
Padippura
The tiled gatehouse where guests were greeted and shoes left behind.
Nadumuttam
The open courtyard at the heart of the house, where rain falls in and families gather.
Pathayam
The carved teak granary that once held rice for a year and the family ledgers.
Kulam
The stepped pond by the mosque where generations learned to swim.
Walk through the house
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Kuttichira, Kozhikode, Kerala
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