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An example is the change from English Calcutta to English Kolkata – the local Bengali name (কলকাতা Kôlkata) did not change. Such changes in English spelling may be in order to better reflect a more accurate phonetic transliteration of the local name, or may be for other reasons.
The state of Kerala was created in 1956 from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara District of Madras state. [7] The state is called Keralam in Malayalam, due to its grammatical addition of Anusvara.
4. Alignment with Official Movements: The Kerala State Assembly's 2024 resolution to officially rename the state as "Keralam" demonstrates a formal movement to reclaim the original name. Including "Keralam" in the article title acknowledges this change and ensures Wikipedia remains current and reflective of local governance decisions. 5.
Keralam may stem from the Classical Tamil cherive-alam 'declivity of a hill or a mountain slope' [32] or chera alam 'land of the Cheras'. One folk etymology derives Kerala from the Malayalam word kera 'coconut tree' and alam 'land'; thus, 'land of coconuts', [33] which is a nickname for the state used by locals due to the abundance of coconut ...
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
In April 1947, Kerala Varma inaugurated the Aikya Kerala Convention held in Thrissur under the chairmanship of K. Kelappan. [6] [2] The convention passed a resolution for the formation of a 'United Kerala'. [6] Since Kerala Varma stood for the unified Kerala (Aikya Keralam), he was known as Aikya Keralam Thampuran. [9]
The Kerala Governor administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members. In December 2023, the Kerala Cabinet underwent a reshuffle as part of a mutual agreement among member parties. The reshuffling is in accordance with a pre-election agreement within the Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition.
The foundations of social change in Kerala can be traced back to the 16th century. The emergence of the Bhakti movement and the development of the modern Malayalam language and the influence of figures like Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan led to the breaking of Brahmin dominance over literature and knowledge. [citation needed]