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A 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor Asoka the Great attests to a Keralaputra. Around 1 BC the region was ruled by the Chera Dynasty, which traded with the Greeks, Romans, and Arabs. In the 1st century AD Jewish immigrants arrived, and it is believed that St. Thomas the Apostle visited Kerala in the same century. Feudal Namboothiri Brahmin and Nair city-states subsequently gained control of the region. Early contact with Europeans gave way to struggles between colonial and native interests. On 1 November 1956 the States Reorganisation Act elevated Kerala to statehood.

The state is known for achievements such as near 100% literacy rate, among the highest in India. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country. Kerala is uniquely dependent on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community based mainly in Persian Gulf countries.

 

Bays in Kerala, India

Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a city in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India....


Chowwara is a beautiful village near Aluva in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India....


Kalpetta is a town and a municipality in Wayanad district in the Indian state of Kerala....


Kartikulam is located in Wayanad District of Kerala....


Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea and backwaters in the Ernakulam district....


Kollengode is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India....


Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala....


Kozhikode also known as Calicut, is a city in the southern Indian state of Kerala....


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Thiruvananthapuram known in English as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District....


Varkala is a coastal town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district situated in the Indian state of Kerala....


Wadakanchery, is a small town in Thrissur district, Kerala. It is the Head Quarters of Thalappilly Taluk....


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