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Kollam (Malayalam: ⓘ; [a]), is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea , the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometers (44 mi) northwest of the Thiruvananthapuram . [ 7 ]
The state of Kerala, in India has had an active Free software community since early 1980s. [1] The initial users were those who started using TeX in the city of Thiruvananthapuram . Subsequently Free software users groups were formed in some of the different cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and around engineering colleges [ 2 ] in the state.
Free Software Foundation of India, was formed in 2001 to promote the use and development of free software in India. Some of the state governments, notably Kerala and Tamil Nadu [ 6 ] created policies on the use of Free Software in state level organizations and launched ambitions projects like IT@School , Elcot OpenSuse migration. [ 7 ]
Download QR code; Print/export ... Malayala Manorama holds the record for the largest-selling regional language newspaper in India. ... Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, ...
Kollam Metropolitan Area is the 4th largest Metropolis in Kerala and 14th largest urban agglomeration in South India.It is one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world covering an area of 364.51 km 2 (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.
It is the official organ of the Kerala State Council of the Communist Party of India. It is the first newspaper in India using free software. [ 1 ] Originally started in 1947 as a weekly magazine from Quilon to propagate the news and views of the party, on 16 November 1953 it was converted as a daily newspaper.
The Dutch started expanding their empire to India in 1602 with the commencement of Dutch East India Company. They arrived Quilon in the year 1658 and signed a peace treaty in 1659. Thus Quilon became the official protectorate of the Dutch and their officer in-charge, Rijcklof van Goens , placed a military troop in the city to protect it from ...
Ashtamudi Lake view from Asramam Adventure Park. The city of Kollam lies at with an average altitude of 3 metres The average rainfall is 270 cm yearly. [4] The city is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Ashtamudi Lake and panchayats of Neendakara and Thrikkaruva in north, Mayyanad panchayat in the south and Thrikkovilvattom and Kottamkara panchayats in east.