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The history of ancient Kerala is deeply intertwined with ancient Tamilagam, and the Tamil and Malayalam languages are closely related. The dialect of Malayalam spoken today in the taluks of Chittur and Palakkad in Kerala has slight tamil influence due to mixing with tamil migrants living in the region and the tamil spoken by Palakkad iyers has large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been ...
Kerala was usually known as Malabar in the foreign trade circles in the medieval era. [29] Earlier, the term Malabar had also been used to denote Tulu Nadu and Kanyakumari which lie contiguous to Kerala in the southwestern coast of India, in addition to the modern state of Kerala. [30] [31] The people of Malabar were known as Malabars.
In 2014, Kerala became the first state in India to offer free cancer treatment to the poor, via a program called Sukrutham. [362] People in Kerala experience elevated incidence of cancers, liver and kidney diseases. [363] In April 2016, the Economic Times reported that 250,000 residents undergo treatment for cancer. It also reported that ...
The following is a list of notable people from Kerala, India. The names are classified according to the person's major area of work. ... Kerala, India – 7 July 1621 ...
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 ...
Location of Kerala in India Temple Procession in Kanhangad. 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]
The Paniya mainly inhabit Kerala, and the Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Malappuram districts of India. Others reside in Tamil Nadu, the area west of the Nilgiris hills, as well as the Kodagu District of Karnataka. [8] Their total population depends on agriculture and agriculture labour for their livelihood. A Paniya girl.
Tribals in Kerala are classified by Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala into three sub-sets (Particularly Vulnerable, Marginalised and Minorities). [ 2 ] According to the 2011 Census of India , the Scheduled Tribe population in Kerala is 484.839 (1.5 % of the total population). [ 2 ]