The document provides information about the Indian state of Kerala. It lists the group members, gives a brief history of Kerala including its formation in 1956 from the merging of other states. It provides details on Kerala's demographics including religion, culture which is influenced by Tamil and Karnataka. The three branches of Kerala's government are described along with key leadership positions. The economy is discussed including its transition to a more liberalized system and dependence on remittances from emigrants working abroad.

1. Group members:-
Sohan sharma
Vikas midha
Shikha kumari
Zibran naseem misttry
Siddhart mudgal
Ujjaval jain
Gaurav Shivhare

2.  Country- India
 Region South India
 Established 1 November 1956
 Capital Thiruvananthapuram
 Largest city Thiruvananthapuram
 Largest UA Kochi
 Districts 14 total

4.  British India was partitioned in 1947 into India and Pakistan, Travancore and Cochin
voluntarily joined the Union of India and on 1 July 1949 were merged to form
Travancore-Cochin. On 1 January 1950 (Republic Day), Travancore-Cochin was
recognised as a state.
 On 1 November 1956, the state of Kerala was formed by the States Reorganisation Act
merging the Malabar district, Travancore-Cochin ,the taluk of Kasargod and South
Kanara. In 1957, elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly were held, and a
reformist, communist-led government came to power, under E.M.S. Namboodiripad.

5. Kerala in religious traditions

6.  The oldest of the surviving Hindu Puranas, the Matsya Purana, sets the story of the
first of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the Matsya Avatar, and King Manu (King
Satyavrata, mankind's ancestor), among Kerala's Malaya Mountains
 Religion Percent
Hinduism 56.2%
Islam 24.7%
Christianity 19.0%
Others 1.1%

8. •Kerala's culture is derived from both a Tamil-heritage region known as Tamilakam and
southern coastal Karnataka.
Later, Kerala's culture was elaborated upon through centuries of contact with
neighboring and overseas cultures.
Performing arts include koodiyattom , kathakali—from katha (story) ,kali
(performance)—and its offshoot Kerala natanam, Kaliyattam -(North Malabar special),
koothu (akin to stand-up comedy), mohiniaattam (dance of the enchantress),
Theyyam, thullal NS padayani.
Kathakali and Mohiniattam are widely recognized Indian Classical Dance traditions
from Kerala.

9. Government

10.  Kerala's Government is based on rules and regulations determined by the
Government of India. The State is governed via a parliamentary system of
representative democracy; universal suffrage is granted to state residents.
 There are three branches of government.The unicameral legislature, the
Kerala Legislative Assembly, comprises elected members and special office
bearers (the Speaker and Deputy Speaker) elected by the members from
among themselves.
 Kerala has 140 Assembly constituencies.The state sends 20 members to the
Lok Sabha and 9 to the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper house
- Governor M. O. H. Farook
- Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (INC)
- Legislature Unicameral (140- seats)
- Parliamentary constituency 20
- High Court Kerala High Court

12.  Since independence, Kerala was managed as a democratic socialist welfare economy.
 Since the 1990s, liberalisation of the mixed economy allowed onerous Licence Raj
restrictions against capitalism and foreign direct investment (FDI)to be lightened,
leading to economic expansion and job creation.
 Kerala's economy depends on emigrants working in foreign countries (mainly in the
Persian Gulf countries such as United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia) and
remittances annually contribute more than a fifth of GSDP.
 Kerala's Human Development Index rating is the highest in India.This apparently
paradoxical "Kerala phenomenon" or "Kerala model of development" of high human
and low economic development results from the strong service sector.

17. Infrastructure status

25. State policies and incentives

28. Business opportunities