Friday, November 1, 2024

Many happy returns of the day, Keralam!

68 years back, the state of Kerala was formed - on linguistic basis - on 01 Nov 1956!

Numberspeak

* 97.03% of the people of the state speak Malayalam, while Tamil speakers constitute 1.49%, in 
   Kasaragod district, 8.77% speaks Tulu while Kannada speakers comprise 4.23%

* 1,084 females per 1,000 males as per the 2011 census; sex ratio higher than the national 
   average of 943

* Rs 9.78 lakh crore is the annual Gross State Product

* 35 lakh Keralites work in the Gulf countries

* 900 km of lakes, rivers, canals and lagoons

* 1 major port in Kochi and 17 intermediate ports

Courtesy. The NIE


Tailpiece.

Got up at my usual time, the chores and was ready by 10.

Rema, Achu and Karthika went to have a 'darshan' of the good Lord by a half past 7. They left after
after breakfast for Kochi.

The maid was at work.

A quiet day.

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