It is believed that Parasurama created Kerala by converting a portion of sea into land by throwing his axe . Kerala has a rich cultural heritage.
fondly known as ‘the gods own country’has wonderful tradition with lot of ethnic values and cultures. Onam and Vishu are the most celebrated traditional festivals of the land apart from the other festivals..there is no difference in enjoyment of the festivals like christmas ,id -Ul-Fitr , easter, holi ..they celebrate it with equal enthusiasm ..
the theatrical and classical shows like drama , mohiniyattom , kathakali , koodiyattom , chakiyarkoothu reveals their traditional values which also shows that how much they are attached and fond of art and culture .which means the keralites are very much adhere to their traditional customs and cultre and might go to any extent for maintaining it.They are also so good in the field of medicines which they acquired from the great dravidian ancestors . Though kerala occupies a small portion of the subcontinent she is noted for her varied culture of arts which includes the afore said classical dance forms . The culture of keralites aka malayalis are deep rooted because they give great importance to philosophy ,education ,religion ,arts and social organizations .UNESCO announced Koodiyattom which is a type of theatrical drama of epic stories of gods ( like that of kathakali ) as the Human heritage art .
what we think when we hear about china ,obviously Kung-Fu , like that kerala has its own martial art commonly and widely known as kalaripayattu …the most difficult martial art .once there was a feature on kalaripayttu on National Geographic channel im not going any further on that documentary..
the soul of the state is in its people, who are known for their knowledge in the field of ayurvedic medicine along with the knowledge in handicrafts and sculptures , like the expertise in various fields . Keralites are very good in agriculture because of its excellent agro-climatic conditions kerala contributes almost 95%of the countries total rubber and black pepper exports ..though main economy is from the field of agriculture though fresh sea fish are exported to various parts of the globe ..
The Green paradise lying under the shades of western ghats , real paradise on the earth tats why its been called by the nick name The Gods Own Country ..There is more to say about this state ,now she is in a stage of survival from the unprecedented rain and floods since the month of Aug’2018…