KERALA (god's own country)

ABOUT KERALA

kerala is one of the south east state of india.kerala state came in to being on 1\11\1956.

land area=38863 sq.km

population density=819\sq.km

literacy rate=90.92

districts=14

language=malayalam

capital=thiruvananthapuram

major crops=spices,rubber,cocco,oil seeds,coconut,ginger&sugarcane

minerals=titanium,monocyte,quartz&llmanite

KERALA FROM AD52 TILL 2007(A JOURNEY THROUGH MAJOR EVENTS)

AD 52=BELIEVED THAT ST.tHOMAS VISITED KERALA

AD 788 TO 820=ERA DURING WHICH SANKARACHARYA LIVED

AD 825= KOLLAM ERA

1293=MARCO POLO VISITED KERALA

1341-45=IBN BATUTA VISITED KERALA

1498 MAY 17 =VASCO DA GAMA LANDS AT KAPPAD IN KOZHIKODE

1599=UDEYEMPEROOR SYNOD

1604=ARRIVAL OF DUTCH

1615=ARRIVAL OF BRITISH

1675=ARRIVAL OF FRENCH

1684=BRITISH OBTAINED PERMISSION TO BUILD A "PANDAKASHALA"AT ANCHUTHENGU

1696=KERALA VARMA ABOLISHED PULAPEDI &MANNAPEDI

1721= ATINGAL REVOLT

1741 AUG 10=THE DUTCH IS DEFEATED IN "COLACHEL BATTLE"

1766=HYDER ALI INVADES MALABAR

1789=TIPU SULTHAN INVADES MALABAR

1812=KURICHIAR REVOLT

1831=THE FIRST SENSUS INTRAVANCORE

1834=FIRST ENGLISH SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

1882=HIGH COURT WAS SET UP IN TRAVANCORE

1891=MALAYALEE MEMORIAL

1895 MAY 13=EZHAVA MEMORIAL

1921=MALABAR REVOLT

1937=ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAVANCORE UNIVERSITY

1956=THE KERALA STATE CAME IN TO BEING

1958=MAHAKAVI VALLATHOL PASSES AWAY

1965=GENERAL ELECTION IN KERALA

1966=INDIRA GANDHI INAGURATES HMT UNIT AT KALAMASSERY

1969=DISTRICT OF MALAPPURAM FORMED

1977=K.KARUNAKARAN IS SWORN IN AS THE CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE FIRST TIME

1980=ELECTION OF KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

1985=THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DOORDARSHAN BEGINS TELECASTING PROGRAMMES IN MALAYALAM

1987=SINGING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM IS MADE COMPULSARY INTHE SCHOOLS IN KERALA

1989=KOTTAYAM IS DECLARED AS THE FIRST COMPLETE LITERATE TOWN IN

KERALA

1991=THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AIRPORT GETS INTERNATIONAL STATUS

1998=E.M.S PASSES AWAY

2000 MARCH26=SABARIMALA IS DECLARED A NATIONAL PILGRIM CENTRE

2003 MARCH12= 7 DIGIT TELEPHONE NUMBER COMES INTO PRACTICE IN KERALA