KERALITES CELEBRATE 55TH
KERALA PIRAVI ON NOVEMBER-1, 2011
Nov 1: Keralites celebrate 54th Anniversary of 'Kerala Piravi' on Nov 1 as the state was formed on Nov 1, 1956. In Malayalam, the dominant languauge in the state, Kerala Piravi means the day Kerala was formed.After India gained independence on Aug 15, 1947, the southern state Kerala was formed from three independent provinces of Malabar, Cochin and Travancore. The name 'Kerala' was formed from an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau fusing 'Kera' (coconut tree) and 'alam' (land or location).
Kerala has an area of 38,863 km2 and is bordered by Karnataka to the north, Tamil Nadu to the south and the Lakshadweep Sea towards the west. Kerala is a popular tourist destination famous for its backwaters, Ayurvedic treatments and tropical greenery. Kerala is covered with intense tropical forest, beautiful beaches, sea cliffs, rocky coasts. According to Hindu mythology, Kerala was formed by Parasurama, an avatar of Mahavishnu. He threw his battle axe into the sea and from those waters, Kerala arose.
Kerala Piravi marks the birth of the state of Kerala The state of Kerala was created on November 1, 1956. November 1 is therefore known as Kerala Piravi Dinam (day) in the state. Malayalees around the world celebrate November 1 as Kerala Piravi, which in Malayalam means the day Kerala was formed in the earth. Kerala, the southernmost state of India, was formed long after Indian independence on 15 August 1947. Prior to that date it was three independent provinces named Malabar, Cochin and Travancore. Kerala originally got its name after the first ruler, Keralian Thamboran, who ruled one of these independent provinces earlier in the millennia.
Kerala has an area of 38,863 km2 and is bordered by Karnataka to the north, Tamil Nadu to the south and the Lakshadweep Sea towards the west. Kerala is a popular tourist destination famous for its backwaters, Ayurvedic treatments and tropical greenery. Kerala is covered with intense tropical forest, beautiful beaches, sea cliffs, rocky coasts. According to Hindu mythology, Kerala was formed by Parasurama, an avatar of Mahavishnu. He threw his battle axe into the sea and from those waters, Kerala arose.
Kerala Piravi marks the birth of the state of Kerala The state of Kerala was created on November 1, 1956. November 1 is therefore known as Kerala Piravi Dinam (day) in the state. Malayalees around the world celebrate November 1 as Kerala Piravi, which in Malayalam means the day Kerala was formed in the earth. Kerala, the southernmost state of India, was formed long after Indian independence on 15 August 1947. Prior to that date it was three independent provinces named Malabar, Cochin and Travancore. Kerala originally got its name after the first ruler, Keralian Thamboran, who ruled one of these independent provinces earlier in the millennia.
Kerala stretches along the Arabian Sea from Gokarnam to Parasala. The western Ghats flank the eastern edge of Kerala with its diverse flora and fauna. According to the Hindu myth Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Mahavishnu (The God-Lord), created Kerala. Parasurama flung his "Mazhu" (axe) from Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) to the sea and the sea receded to form the land Keralam. Kerala is a 560 km long narrow stretch of land. At the widest, Kerala is 120 km from the sea to the mountains. On one side of Kerala are the lofty mountains ranging high to reach the sky. And on the other side the land is washed by the blue Arabian Sea waters. The land is covered with thick dense tropical forest, fertile plains, beautiful beaches, cliffs, rocky coasts, an intricate maze of backwaters, still bays and 44 rivers. Kerala's exotic spices have lured foreigners to her coast from time immemorial.Earlier, Kerala was made up of three distinct areas. 'Malabar' as far up the coast as Thallashery, Cannanore and Kasargode with a tiny pocket-handkerchief French possession of Mahe nearby which was returned to India in the early 1950s and is now administratively part of Pondicherry. This area belonged to what was once called the Madras Presidency under the British. The middle section is formed by the princely State of 'Cochin'; the third comprises 'Travancore', another princely state.The modern Kerala is divided into fourteen districts with Trivandrum as the state capital. Kerala is the first place in the world where a Communist Ministry came into power by general election in 1957. Kerala was formed by Parashurama the sixth incarnation of lord Mahavishnu. 2010 marks the 54th anniversary of Kerala Piravi. Kerala Piravi marks the birth of the state of Kerala.
.കേരളസംസ്ഥാനം രൂപവത്കരിച്ച നവംബർ ഒന്നാണ് കേരളപ്പിറവി എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്. 1947-ൽ ഇന്ത്യ ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാരിൽ നിന്നും സ്വതന്ത്രമായ ശേഷം, ഐക്യകേരളത്തിനുവേണ്ടിയുള്ള പ്രക്ഷോഭങ്ങൾ ശക്തിപ്പെട്ടു. ഭാഷാടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളെ പുന:സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ഇന്ത്യാഗവൺമെന്റിന്റെ തീരുമാനപ്രകാരം തിരുവിതാംകൂർ, കൊച്ചി രാജ്യങ്ങൾ മദ്രാസ് പ്രസിഡൻസിയുടെ മലബാർ പ്രദേശങ്ങൾ ഇങ്ങനെ മലയാളം പ്രധാനഭാഷയായ പ്രദേശങ്ങളെല്ലാം കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്തുകൊണ്ട് 1956 നവംബർ ഒന്നിന് കേരളം എന്ന സംസ്ഥാനം രൂപവത്കരിച്ചു. ഇതിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നവംബർ ഒന്ന് കേരളപ്പിറവിദിനമായി ആഘോഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.Prof. John Kurakar
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