Majnu, the founder-owner of the Ginger House Museum Hotel, is a connoisseur of heritage arts and artifacts. His journey from ordinary worker to the antique collector and then, now, to hotelier has served as an inspiration to many young people in Kerala. For his innovative use of traditional artifacts in the hospitality industry, Majnu is considered a trailblazer in Kerala’s tourist industry.

Yet he maintains his quiet humility today. Visitors to the Ginger House Museum Hotel can be forgiven for missing the small-sized, bespectacled man scurrying around the compound with colleagues, figuring out how to incorporate his latest acquisition, in his endless quest to build the world’s best heritage boutique hotel.But do stop Majnu if you see him—the history around you will come alive through his words.