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The number one tourism draw in Kerala (and possibly southern India) are the Kerala backwaters, and the chance to take a cruise along them. Over recent years images of floating quietly and serenely through Keralan villages on a converted traditional Keralan rice barge, surveying life, warm chai in hand, have drawn in the crowds..
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Then, in 1498, the famous Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed to Kerala to open up the first Europe-India sea route. Imagine his surprise when he found Christians. Two years later, Captain.
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1 Bangalore (Bengaluru) โ Garden City, Pub City and "Silicon Valley of India". 13.088 80.281. 2 Chennai (Madras) โ largest city in the region, city of temples and the base of Dravidian art and culture. "Detroit of India", a major auto hub of Asia. 11.008 76.961.
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A town in the southern Indian state of Kerala is grappling with the consequences of an ageing society.. As India overtakes China as the world's most populous nation, there is a crisis of.
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Best Time of Year to visit South India. Day 1 - Land in Goa. Travel to Goa Beach. Day 2 & 3 - Goa Beach Days. Day 4 - Move Beaches. Day 5 - Goa Beach Day. Day 6 - Goa Beach Day. Overnight Train to Kochi. Day 7 - Day in Kochi.
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9th March 2020. One week in Kerala is not enough. Well, one week in Kerala is enough to make you fall in love with this part of southern India and vow to return - and to explore beyond the subcontinent's western coast. A one week trip to Kerala is also enough to get a taste of this beautiful part of the world, from its iconic backwaters to.
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Tourist Places in South Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Varkala, Calicut and many more. Tourist Places in South Kerala take you to God's own country and let you explore some of the most scenic hill stations, hinterlands, hamlets, commercial cities, and much more.
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15 Days in South India: An Itinerary for 2024. by Laura Meyers 29 December 2023. Southern India is packed with beautiful and interesting places to visit. From the backwaters of Kerala to the colourful temples of Tamil Nadu, this part of the country offers a lot of variation, and that's exactly what this South India itinerary is - varied!
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Kerala (English: / ห k ษr ษ l ษ / KERR-ษ-lษ), officially Keralam (Malayalam: [ke:ษพษษญษm] โ), is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Spread over 38,863 km 2 (15,005 sq mi.
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Kerala's backwaters are 1,500 km (932 miles) of rivers and canals that lace through forests, spice plantations and paddy fields. Exploring these waterways on a converted rice barge offers a glimpse of the unhurried pace of everyday life here, as you pass people fishing, doing their washing and working on the palm-fringed banks.
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South India. South India, also known as Peninsular India, is the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km 2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20%.
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At the time of India's independence in 1947, the four southern states - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh which constituted about a quarter of India's population - were mostly in.
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Kerala Kerala, a state in Southern India, is known as a tropical paradise of waving palms and wide, sandy beaches.Kerala is also known as God's own Country. It is a narrow strip of coastal territory that slopes down the Western Ghats in a cascade of lush, green vegetation and reaches the Arabian sea.
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The term Kerala was first epigraphically recorded as Cheras (Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka of Magadha. It was mentioned as one of four independent kingdoms in southern India during Ashoka's time, the others being the Cholas, Pandyas and Satyaputras. The Cheras transformed Kerala into an international trade centre by establishing trade.
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Kerala is a region of great natural beauty. In the eastern part of the state, Anai Peak (8,842 feet [2,695 metres]), the highest peak of peninsular India, crowns the Western Ghats.Descending from the rocky highlands westward toward the coastal plain is a stretch of farmlands, with different crops cultivated at different elevations. Along the coast, a linked chain of lagoons and backwaters form.
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The lack of electoral success of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the South Indian state of Kerala is often explained through the idea of Kerala 'exceptionalism', a broad term used to explain the unique historical, political, and developmental trajectory of the state. However, such explanations do not adequately address the systematic.