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Religion in Kerala is diverse. According to 2011 census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus , 26.56% are Muslims , 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion. [ 2 ]
The culture of Kerala has developed over the past millennia, with influences from other parts of India and abroad. [1] [2] It is defined by its antiquity and the organic continuity sustained by the Malayali people. [3] Modern Kerala society took shape owing to migrations from different parts of India and abroad throughout Classical Antiquity ...
Marathakavalli David (1950 [7]-2011 [6]) was the first [4] woman Priest in Kerala [4] hailing from the South Kerala Diocese [1] (headquartered in Trivandrum) of the Church of South India who was ordained in 1989. [4] Marathakavalli trod her path in difficult streams as the Ordination of women was still being debated in her Church Society.
The congregation was founded as the Sisters of the Third Order of Carmelites Discalced by Kuriakose Elias Chavara, on 13 February 1866 at Koonammavu in the southern state of Kerala. [ 1 ] The first convent of the new community was opened in Koonammavu with three women: Eliswa, a widow, her daughter Anna, Eliswa's sister Tresa and another young ...
The Hindu reports in their review "Authored by J. Devika, Associate Professor at the CDS, the book is an incisive take on the invisible spaces to which women have been consigned in conventional history and reaches out to the silent depths where women's powerful actions and articulations of the past lay buried. The book, an attempt to centre ...
The White Munnuttikkar were descendants of Portuguese men and Nair/Nambudiri Brahmin women while the Black Munnuttikkar were descendants of Portuguese and women of lower castes. The Munnuttikkar are found mostly in the coastal towns of Kerala like Cananore, Tellichery, Calicut, Cochin, Alleppey and Quilon. [18]
Hinduism is the most widely professed faith in Kerala. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.7% of Kerala's residents are Hindus. [1] Hindus represent the biggest religious group in all districts except Malappuram. [2] The legends regarding the origin of Kerala are Hindu in nature. Kerala produced several saints and movements.
Buddhism has historical influences on educational culture in Kerala. [4] The origin of the names Ezhuthu Palli and Pallikoodam trace back to the roots of Buddhism. [5] Until the end of the 18th century, the word Namostu Jinatam (Namotu Chinatam) was used in the beginning of Kerala's education courses for praying to the Buddha.