Kerala | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-13

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Kerala


00:04:08 1 Etymology
00:05:53 2 History
00:06:02 2.1 Mythology
00:07:54 2.2 Pre-history
00:09:01 2.3 Ancient period
00:12:47 2.4 Early medieval period
00:15:07 2.5 Colonial era
00:18:32 2.6 Post-colonial period
00:19:32 3 Geography
00:23:09 3.1 Climate
00:25:18 4 Flora and fauna
00:28:19 5 Subdivisions
00:30:19 6 Government and administration
00:33:55 7 Economy
00:43:10 7.1 Agriculture
00:45:30 7.2 Fisheries
00:47:23 8 Transport
00:47:32 8.1 Roads
00:51:03 8.2 Railways
00:52:55 8.2.1 Kochi Metro
00:53:21 8.3 Airports
00:54:44 8.4 Water transport
00:55:46 9 Demographics
00:57:30 9.1 Gender
00:59:12 9.2 Human Development Index
01:03:03 9.3 Healthcare
01:06:08 10 Religion
01:09:48 11 Education
01:13:29 12 Culture
01:14:24 12.1 Festivals
01:15:32 12.1.1 Onam
01:16:13 12.2 Dance
01:17:00 12.3 Music
01:18:23 12.4 Cinema
01:20:08 12.5 Literature
01:21:22 12.6 Cuisine
01:22:32 12.7 Elephants
01:23:27 13 Media
01:26:23 14 Sports
01:29:32 15 Tourism
01:33:45 16 See also



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Kerala () is a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea and Arabian Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.The Chera Dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE or AD). The region had been a prominent spice exporter since 3000 BCE. The region's prominence in trade was noted in the works of Pliny as well as the Periplus around 100 CE. In the 15th century, the spice trade attracted Portuguese traders to Kerala, and paved the way for European colonisation of India. At the time of Indian independence movement in the early 20th century, there were two major princely states in Kerala-Travancore State and the Kingdom of Cochin. They united to form the state of Thiru-Kochi in 1949. The Malabar region, in the northern part of Kerala had been a part of the Madras province of British India, which later became a part of the Madras State post-independence. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the modern-day state of Kerala was formed by merging the Malabar district of Madras State (excluding Gudalur taluk of Nilgiris district, Topslip,  the Attappadi Forest east of Anakatti), the state of Thiru-Kochi (excluding four southern taluks of Kanyakumari district, Shenkottai and Tenkasi taluks), and the taluk of Kasaragod (now Kasaragod District) in South Canara (Tulunad) which was a part of Madras State.
The economy of Kerala is the 12th-largest state economy in India with ₹7.73 lakh crore (US$110 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹163,000 (US$2,300). Kerala has the lowest positive population growth rate in India, 3.44%; the highest Human Development Index (HDI), 0.712 in 2015; the highest literacy rate, 93.91% in the 2011 census; the highest life expectancy, 77 years; and the highest sex ratio, 1,084 women per 1,000 men. The state has witnessed significant emigration, especially to Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, and its economy depends significantly on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community. Hinduism is practised by more than half of the population, followed by Islam and Christianity. The culture is a synthesis of Aryan, Dravidian,  Arab, and  European cultures, developed over millenni ...