WELCOME TO Amritha Heritage Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram History comes to life in Thiruvananthapuram as another relic of the past undergoes a fabulous makeover, resurrecting the city’s glorious past. Amritha Heritage was once known as Essenden Bungalow. It was the home of the Portuguese citizen Eunice Gomez and her husband T. Shivaramasethu Pillai. It became a part of the Amritha Hotel in the 1950s. The five-room structure has been converted into a heritage hotel embellished with regal style and colonial opulence.