Cochin has always been an important location on the map of India. It has been one of the most important entry points for the traders who did business with India for the spices. It has been the door to India for the outside world in a sense.
The various elements like the still backwaters, the Pookolam, the spices and meadows form an integral part of Cochin and were the main inspiration for landscape of the campus. The features of Cochin like its fishing nets, the beaches, the pepper spice groves are showcased to create a “sense of place”.