Kerala in India

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Kerala in India[/b][/size][size=25]
([/size][url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Kerala.ogg][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]['keːɹəˌɭɐ][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] ([/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]help[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]·[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Image:Kerala.ogg][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]info[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]); [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Malayalam_language][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Malayalam[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]: [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Malayalam_script][u][font:807b=Arial Unicode MS][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]കേരളം[/u][/color][/size][/font][sup][size=25]HYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:COMPLEX"[/size][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]?[/u][/sup][/color][/size][/url][size=25]; [i]Kēraḷaṁ[/i]) is a [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Indian_Union][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]union[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]state[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] located in the south western part of [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/India][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]India[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]. With an [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Arabian_sea][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Arabian sea[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] coastline on the west, it is bordered on the north by [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Karnataka][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Karnataka[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and by [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Tamil_Nadu][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Tamil Nadu[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] on the south and east. Major cities are [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Thiruvananthapuram[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] (the capital), [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kochi][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Kochi[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kozhikode][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Kozhikode[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]. The principal [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Spoken_language][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]spoken language[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] is [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Malayalam_language][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Malayalam[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] but many other languages are also spoken.
[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kerala_(Mahabharata)][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Kerala[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] is mentioned in the ancient epic [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Mahabharata][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Mahabharata[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] (800 BC) at several instances as a tribe, as a region and as a kingdom. The first written mention of Kerala is seen in a 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Asoka_the_Great][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Asoka the Great[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25], where it is mentioned as [i]Keralaputra[/i]. This region formed part of ancient [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Tamilakam][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Tamilakam[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and was ruled by the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Cheras][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Cheras[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]. They had extensive trade relations with the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Greeks][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Greeks[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Romans][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Romans[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Arabs][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Arabs[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]. In the 1st century AD [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Jewish][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Jewish[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] immigrants arrived, and it is believed that [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/St._Thomas_the_Apostle][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]St. Thomas the Apostle[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] visited Kerala in the same century[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-0][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][1][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25]. The Chera Kingdom and later the feudal [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Nair][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Nair[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Namboothiri][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Namboothiri[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Brahmin][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Brahmin[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] city-states became [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Great_power][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]major powers[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] in the region.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-keralagovl-1][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][2][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] Early contact with Europeans later gave way to struggles between colonial and native interests. The [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/States_Reorganisation_Act][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]States Reorganisation Act[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood.
Late-19th-century social reforms by [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Cochin][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Cochin[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Travancore][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Travancore[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] were expanded by post-[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Independence_of_India][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]independence[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] governments. Since then, the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Demographics_of_Kerala][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]people of Kerala[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] continue to rank among the healthiest, best educated, and most gender-equitable in India.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-2][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][3][/u][/color][/size][size=25]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-McKibben_2006-3"[/size][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][4][/u][/color][/size][size=25]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-4"[/size][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][5][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] Basic human development indices are on par with the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Developed_country][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]developed world[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25], and the state is more environmentally sustainable than [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Europe][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Europe[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/North_America][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]North America[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-5][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][6][/u][/color][/size][size=25]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-6"[/size][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][7][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] A survey conducted in 2005 by [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Transparency_International][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]Transparency International[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-7][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][8][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25] The state confronts comparatively high suicide, [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Alcoholism][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff]alcoholism[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25], and unemployment rates.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-8][u][size=25][color:807b=#0000ff][9][/u][/color][/size][/url][font:807b=Arial][size=25]
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