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German heritage patron & koodiyattam enthusiast set to end 30-year ties with state
The New Indian Express Kochi
|March 26, 2025
TALL, energetic, and full of warmth, he was a regular at pooram festivals in Thrissur, Arattupuzha, and Peruvanam, where he could be spotted wearing a cotton kurta and mundu, blending in with local people, and enjoying the rhythms of the melam.
Heinz J Paul, who goes by Prem Manasvi, used to own the 200-year-old 'Naalukettu' in Cherpu. He is a German by birth, and a Keralite by choice. Ending his 30-year association with 'God's Own Country', Prem, at the age of 84, is set to return to his home country, after selling his property. Prem arrived in India as a coordinator at the press office of the Osho Commune in Pune in 1993. There, he met a Malayali, Alok, who invited him to visit Kerala. It was love at first sight. After an extended search for a suitable residence, Prem chanced upon information about Alakkattu Mana being put up for sale, and bought it. He renamed it Naalukettu. Prem maintained the
This story is from the March 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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