Charles Correa: A master architect and urban planner The iconic Kovalam Beach Resort remains the most identifiable ‘Correan’ touch in the Kerala landscape.

The Kovalam Beach Resort project, conceived by the Centre as India’s first integrated beach resort, redefined the tourism fortunes of the Gods Own Country in the late 1960s.

Visitors to Kovalam cherish the memories of the beach and enjoy the breathtaking view of the 183-room Leela Kovalam, a five-star hotel that’s perched on a peak overlooking the sea.

It was a golden party at the Leela Raviz resort in Kovalam on Sunday, the first day of Onam. First there was a high tea on the beach with a rotund Mahabali, and pulikali (tiger dance) warriors ...