“A truly stunning achievement. Beautifully photographed and elegantly designed, this book takes one into the traditional mosques of Cochin.  And through images of surpassing beauty, it conveys the simple and primordial power of vernacular architecture . . . and the context in which it exists.”
—Charles Correa, Eminent Architect and Planner, Mumbai

“The book—with its abundant, beautiful, and detailed photography – documents a rapidly vanishing architecture while pointing the way to a twenty-first century modern Indian city that taps into the uniquely rich local heritage in building, conservation, and urbanism, of which the mosques have been an integral part for many centuries now.”
—Khoo Salma Nasution, Founder of Lestari Heritage Network, Penang

“Fels has made a compelling case for the importance of these old mosques toward the social, historical and architecture continuity of Cochin. I hope this work changes the way people view and value these incredible buildings. It is a book worth reading, while pondering on the role of history in the changing environments of urban India. It is well-researched, eloquently written and beautifully illustrated.
—Manish Chalana, Assistant Professor (Urban Design and Planning), University of Washington