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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] As of 2020, Hindus, Muslims, Christians and others account for 41.5%, 43.9%, 13.9% and 0.7% of the total child births in the state, respectively.
Devika's early research was about the emergence of modern binary gender as a language of describing society and social change in the early twentieth century in Kerala. In her later writings, she has followed the gendering of development in Kerala through a history of public consent for contraception between the 1930s and 1970.
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 ...
The book depicts the developments in religion especially Hinduism in the contemporary modern world of consumerism and revolutionized communications by studying MAM which is a Female led Guru-Faith based organization, i.e. by Mata Amritanandmayi, popularly known as Amma with her origins in Kerala, belonging to a lower caste [4] with nominal ...
In 1347, Giovanni de Marignolli visited the shrine of Saint Thomas near the modern Madras, and then proceeded to what he calls the kingdom of Saba, and identifies with the Sheba of Scripture, but which seems from various particulars to have been Java. Taking ship again for Malabar on his way to Europe, he encountered great storms.
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.
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.
Kerala is home to 2.76% of India's population, and at 859 persons per km 2; [12] its land is three times as densely settled as the rest of India. Kerala's western coastal regions are the most densely settled with population of 2,022 persons per km 2, 2.5 times the overall population density of the state, 859 persons per km 2, leaving the eastern hills and mountains comparatively sparsely ...