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Kerala. The term Kerala was first epigraphically recorded as Cheras (Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka of Magadha. [1] It was mentioned as one of four subordinate kingdoms in southern India during Ashoka's time, the others being the Cholas, Pandyas and Satyaputras. [2]
Kerala is home to 2.8% of India's population; with a density of 859 persons per km 2, its land is nearly three times as densely settled as the national average of 370 persons per km 2. [339] As of 2011 [update] , Thiruvananthapuram is the most populous city in Kerala. [ 340 ]
Kerala's dominant rulers of the early historic period were the Cheras, a Tamil dynasty with its headquarters located in Vanchi, generally considered near the ancient port city of Muziris in Kerala. [2]
After India was partitioned in 1947 into India and Pakistan, Travancore and Cochin, part of India were merged on 1 July 1949 to form Travancore–Cochin (Thiru-Kochi). [7] A popular movement known as Aikya Kerala Movement, for the formation of the State of Kerala, gave motivation to the reorganization of the state on a linguistic basis. [8] [9]
1.2 Kerala Council of ... by Parliament by Laws for a period not exceeding one year at a time. [4] ... of Kerala was formed in 1957. During this time, ...
The State of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 as per the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. The erstwhile Travancore-Cochin and the Malabar district of Madras state were reorganized to form the state of Kerala. After the first ever elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Communist Party of India emerged as the single ...
Millions of women in the southern Indian state of Kerala formed a 385-mile wall for gender equality on Tuesday, January 1, amid the ongoing controversy over access to the Sabarimala Temple ...
The rest of Kerala was under Ay dynasty (southern tip of Kerala) and Mushika dynasty (northern tip of Kerala). [6] [39] There was more than one branch of the Chera family ruling at the same time and contenting for leadership (one in central Kerala and the other one in western Tamil Nadu). [39]