STATE- KERALA

BY
NAME- N.SANKAR
ROLL. NO-71772112183
BRANCH- MECH-B
Nicknames of Kerala:
● God's Own Country
● Spice Garden of India
● Land of Coconuts (“Kera” means
coconut)
● Land of Trees
● The Jewel of South India
 Geography of Kerala:

Kerala can be divided into 3

Geographical regions. Highlands,
Midlands and Low Lands . The High lands
slope down from the Western Ghats which
rise to an average height of 900 m, with a
number of peaks well over 1,800 m in
height. This is the area of major
plantations like tea, coffee, rubber,
cardamom etc.
Capital of Kerala:
Thiruvananthapuram
● It is the most populous city in Kerala.
● Thiruvananthapuram is a major Information Technology hub in Kerala.
● Mahatma Gandhi had referred to Thiruvananthapuram as an
“evergreen city of India.”
● Thiruvananthapuram is a major tourist destination in Kerala.
● Some of the strategic and important institutions of India are located in
Thiruvananthapuram. They are the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of
the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Indian Institute of
Space Science and Technology.
● The Southern Air Command headquarters of the Indian Air Force is in
Thiruvananthapuram.
chief minister of kerala
Pinarayi vijayan:
● Born: 24 May 1945, Pinarayi.
● He is the youngest son( 14th
son)
● Federation: SFI,KSYF.
● Party: CPI(Marxist)
● He is the 12 th chief minister
● He is a politburo member of
CPI.
POLITICAL PARTIES OF KERALA

National parties: State recognised party:

1.Bahujan Samaj Party
1.Indian Union Muslim
2.Bharatiya Janata Party League
3.Communist Party of India 2.Janata Dal (Secular)
4.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3.Kerala Congress (Mani)
5.Indian National Congress
4.Revolutionary Socialist
6.Nationalist Congress Party
Party
Student politics:
● Communist Party of India Marxist - Student
Federation of India (SFI)
● Indian National Congress - Kerala Student Union
(KSU)
● Communist Party of India - All India Students'
Federation (AISF)
● Indian Union Muslim League - Muslim Students
Federation - MSF (MSF)
● Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
Lok Sabha MPs from Kerala:

The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament

of India and there are 20 Lok Sabha MPs from Kerala

Rajya Sabha MPs from Kerala:

The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the

Parliament of India and there are 9 Rajya Sabha MPs
from Kerala.
RELIGION IN KERALA:

● 54.73% of Kerala's
population are Hindus
● 26.56% are Muslims
● 18.38% are Christians
● the remaining 0.33%
follow other religions
or have no religion.
Malayalam:

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in

the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of
Lakshadweep and Puducherry by the Malayali people.
It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam
was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013..
Malayalam has official language status in Kerala,
Lakshadweep and Puducherry and is spoken by 34
million people in India.
Thank you