Bony Thomas

Bony Thomas is a Kochi-based writer and illustrator who works on cultural history and heritage conservation. He authored ‘Kochiites’, a study of cultural pluralism in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, and ‘Dogspace’, a collection of short stories. He directs ‘Walk with Bony’, a social media series of micro-documentaries on the region’s cultural history, and organises heritage walks. He has undertaken a cultural heritage mapping project for the Greater Cochin Development Authority and serves as Nodal Officer at the Cochin Heritage Zone Conservation Society. One of the founders of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, he has also received a UNESCO-SAHAPEDIA fellowship to study Kochi’s boat builders.