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A brief history
South India · Formed 1956 · Capital Thiruvananthapuram
The Malabar Coast has been a spice-trade meeting point for over 2,000 years — welcoming Roman, Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Modern Kerala was formed in 1956 by uniting Malayalam-speaking regions of the Madras Presidency and the princely states of Travancore and Cochin.
LanguagesMalayalam
Famous families & dynasties
- Zamorins of CalicutRuling family who welcomed Vasco da Gama in 1498.
- Travancore Royal FamilyWarriors, patrons of Sanskrit and Carnatic arts.
- Kochi Royal FamilyCustodians of the Mattancherry palace and Paradesi synagogue.
- Namboothiri IllamsAncient Brahmin households of ritual and land.
- Kurup / Nair TharavadusMatrilineal joint-family houses across central Kerala.
Communities & clans
NairEzhava/ThiyyaNamboothiriSyrian ChristianLatin CatholicMappila MuslimCochin JewPulaya
Common gotras / clan names
BharadwajaKashyapaVasishtaVishwamitraAngirasaAtri
Migration corridors from Kerala
- →Bombay / Mumbai1930s–70s — nursing, clerical, and shipping jobs.
- →Persian Gulf (UAE, KSA)1970s onward — construction, healthcare, retail.
- →United States1965 Immigration Act — doctors, engineers, nurses.
- →Melbourne / Sydney2000s — IT, healthcare, hospitality.
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