", Jeffrey, Robin. According to William Logan, the word Malabar comes from a combination of the Malayalam word Mala (hill) and the Persian/Arabic word Barr (country/continent). Bose, Satheese Chandra and Varughese, Shiju Sam (eds.) The violence alienated public opinion. Roman establishments in the port cities of the region, such as a temple of Augustus and barracks for garrisoned Roman soldiers, are marked in the Tabula Peutingeriana; the only surviving map of the Roman cursus publicus. Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. Minor principalities 26 December 2011. Functionally the district administration is carried on through the various Departments of the State Government each of which has an office of it… The opposition called on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to seize control of the state government. [25] Phoenicians, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Jews, Arabs and Chinese were attracted by a variety of commodities, especially spices and cotton fabrics.[26][27]. Venad - Kingdom of Quilon Which is the last district to be formed in Kerala? Mahabali comes back to visit Kerala every year on the occasion of Onam. [57] The most powerful kingdom of Kerala during the colonial period, Travancore, was developed through the expansion of Venad by Mahahrajah Marthanda Varma, a member of the Thrippappur branch of the Ay Dynasty who ascended to the throne in the 18th century. The Treaty of Mavelikkara was signed by the Dutch and Travancore in 1753, according to which the Dutch were compelled to detach from all political involvements in the region. British Period Which party was in power in Kerala State Assembly from the early 1980s? The term Kerala was first epigraphically recorded as Ketalaputo (Cheras) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by emperor Ashoka of Magadha. Wayanad is the only district in Kerala that shares boundary with two states- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Kerala state have 14 districts, which are divided on the basis of geographical, historical and cultural similarities. [59] The Venadu King then also was known as Venadu Mooppil Nayar. The Mushika kingdom existed in northern Kerala, while the Ays ruled south of the Chera kingdom. [51][52] Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. ERNAKULAM Ernakulam District was formed on 1 April 1958, from the taluks of Aluva, Kunnathunadu, Kochi, Kanayannur, and Paravoor, which were formerly part of Thrissur District. The Christians, NSS and Namputhiris and the Congress Party protested, with demonstrations numbering in the tens and hundreds of thousands of people. It is the least populated district in Kerala. The district, Kasargod came into being in – 1984 (Previous Year PSC Questions: Fireman 2017, Process Server - Judicial 2018). Thiruvananthapuram: A 620 km long human chain from the northern part of Kerala to the south was formed on Sunday, Republic day, by the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front, demanding withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Catholic Forane Church - - One of the oldest churches of Kerala is the St. Mary s Church Kuravilangadu, which is supposed to have been established in AD 105. "History and Historiography in Constituting a Region: The Case of Kerala", This page was last edited on 6 January 2021, at 06:28. [35][36] Mappila was an honorific title that had been assigned to respected visitors from abroad; and Jewish, Syrian Christian, and Muslim immigration might account for later names of the respective communities: Juda Mappilas, Nasrani Mappilas, and Muslim Mappilas. Cochin Muziris, Berkarai, and Nelcynda were among the principal trading port centres of the Chera kingdom. Spread over 38,863 km (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-first largest Indian state by area. [79] In 1957, elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly were held, and a reformist, Communist-led government came to power, under E. M. S. Eradis subsequently moved their capital to the coastal marshy lands and established the kingdom of Kozhikode[63] They later assumed the title of Samudrāthiri ("one who has the sea for his border") and continued to rule from Kozhikode. 2 in South Kerala, 2 in Central Kerala and 2 in North Kerala. According to the Kerala Panchayath elections. What did women and children do at San Jose? In November first week, the test positivity rate amongst symptomatic health-care workers in Kerala had been 20%, 10.5% in asymptomatic yet high risk groups, 3.2% in … Wayanad District. Please provide some background on the Democratic Indira Congress and Mr. Karunakaran in Kerala. Two things were the real reason for the reduction of poverty in Kerala one was the policy for wide scale education and second was the overseas migration for labour to Middle east and other countries. Kasargod district shares boundary with Karnataka state. They became the most powerful king in the Malayalam speaking regions during the Middle Ages. Encyclopædia Britannica. The Dutch Malabar (1661–1795) in turn were weakened by their constant battles with Marthanda Varma of the Travancore Royal Family, and were defeated at the Battle of Colachel in 1741, resulting in the complete eclipse of Dutch power in Malabar. Lakhs of farms were owned by large establishments, companies and estate owners. Wayanad is the only district in Kerala that shares boundary with two states- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. [2] Kerala was alternatively called Kerala as well as Malabar. "The ‘Kudumbashree woman’ and the Kerala model woman: Women and politics in contemporary Kerala.". It was in the year 1914, the "The Travancore Co-operative Societies Regulation Act" was promulgated and the first co-operative bank, "Trivandrum Central Co-operative Bank", was set up under the Act. Electricity came in 1924. [21] Another view suggests the reign of Cheras from multiple capitals. "Back from Shingly: Revisiting the premodern history of Jews in Kerala. The Portuguese took advantage of the rivalry between the Samoothiri and Rajah of Kochi—they allied with Kochi and when Francisco de Almeida was appointed Viceroy of Portuguese India in 1505, he established his headquarters at Kochi. According to the Kerala Panchayath elections. It was formed on November 1, 1980 merging parts of North Wayanad taluk of Kozhikode (Calicut) and south Wayanad taluk of Kannur District. The British concluded treaties of subsidiary alliance with the rulers of Cochin (1791) and Travancore (1795), and these became princely states of British India, maintaining local autonomy in return for a fixed annual tribute to the British. Co-operative Movement in Travancore . What was the weather in Pretoria on 14 February 2013? Wm. The first printing press in Kerala was established (CMS Press) here in 1821 by Rev.Benjamin Baily. Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (Kerul Varma Pyche Rajah, Cotiote Rajah) (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805) was the Prince Regent and the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Kottayam in Malabar, India between 1774 and 1805. [6] It is also mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. [53][54][55] His activities in Kerala was little and no evidence of his influence is noticed in the literature or other things in his lifetime in Kerala. ] Together with the region of Kerala has 117 villages.Total Grama Panchayaths in the West! 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