10139Institutional Excellence AwardThe House of Silent Screams- Tracing Untold and Lost Stories of the Colonial EraIs a single story enough to understand a place? All places are rich with diverse histories and stories waiting to be unearthed. But do all stories find an expression in mainstream narratives? This thesis set in Dutch Cemetery, Fort Kochi Kerala-India explores the power of architecture to question stereotypes, capture obscure traces and retell lost stories.