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Politically, Kerala is a small
state in the south-west corner of the Asian Country of India.
It lies watch over the Arabian sea to everything that comes
into the Indian Ocean from the Gulf. The people of this state
are of generally darker skinned Dravidian stock rather than of
the Northern Indian fairer skinned Aryan stock. Malayalam is
the Language of Kerala. The state capital is Trivandrum. There
are three airports at Trivandrum, Calicut and Cochin
Kerala is a narrow stretch of
lush green territory that lies on the southwest coast of the
Indian subcontinent. Hindu legends claim that Kerala rose from
the sea as a gift of God. The name Kerala means "the land of
coconuts". The scenic beauty of Kerala is one of the most
outstanding in India. The entire land is interlaced with
rivers, placid lagoons, paddy fields and coconut palms.
Plantations of rubber, tea, coffee, pepper, cardamom, cloves,
cinnamon and other spices cover the highlands in the east,
earning Kerala the nickname of "the spice coast of India".
The state enjoys the highest
rates of Literacy in the country and enjoy a high standard of
living. Many Malayalees as the people of the state are called
have gone in search of job prospects to lands like the USA and
the Gulf and in turn have made their state abreast with
the rest of the World.
The lure of spices attracted
traders from the Middle East and Europe to the many trading
ports - Calicut, Cranganore, Cochin, Alleppey and Quilon -
long before the time of Christ. And it was on a trading vessel
plying between Alexandria and the Malabar coast that St.
Thomas the Apostle arrived in Cranganore in 52 AD.
Read the complete history of
the Christians in Kerala but first read about the history of
Kerala in general
Kerala Christian History
Kerala General History |
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| The picture shows a typical Church
setting in the tropical background of the state. |
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| Did you know that the word Malayalam is
a palindrome?. it can be read the same way from either
the front or the back. |
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