1.Group members:-Sohan sharmaVikas midhaShikha kumariZibran naseem misttrySiddhart mudgalUjjaval jainGaurav Shivhare

2. Country-India Region South India Established1 November 1956 CapitalThiruvananthapuram Largest city Thiruvananthapuram Largest UA Kochi Districts 14 total 3. British India was partitioned in 1947 into India and Pakistan, Travancore and Cochinvoluntarily joined the Union of India and on 1 July 1949 were merged to formTravancore-Cochin. On 1 January 1950 (Republic Day), Travancore-Cochin wasrecognised as a state. On 1 November 1956, the state of Kerala was formed by the States Reorganisation Actmerging the Malabar district, Travancore-Cochin ,the taluk of Kasargod and SouthKanara. In 1957, elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly were held, and areformist, communist-led government came to power, under E.M.S. Namboodiripad. 4. Kerala in religious traditions 5. The oldest of the surviving Hindu Puranas, the Matsya Purana, sets the story of thefirst of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the Matsya Avatar, and King Manu (KingSatyavrata, mankinds ancestor), among Keralas Malaya Mountains ReligionPercent Hinduism56.2% Islam 24.7% Christianity19.0% Others1.1% 6. Keralas culture is derived from both a Tamil-heritage region known as Tamilakam andsouthern coastal Karnataka.Later, Keralas culture was elaborated upon through centuries of contact withneighboring and overseas cultures.Performing arts include koodiyattom , kathakalifrom 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 traditionsfrom Kerala. 7. Government 8. Keralas Government is based on rules and regulations determined by theGovernment of India. The State is governed via a parliamentary system ofrepresentative democracy; universal suffrage is granted to state residents. There are three branches of government.The unicameral legislature, theKerala Legislative Assembly, comprises elected members and special officebearers (the Speaker and Deputy Speaker) elected by the members fromamong themselves. Kerala has 140 Assembly constituencies.The state sends 20 members to theLok Sabha and 9 to the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliaments upper house- GovernorM. O. H. Farook- Chief MinisterOommen Chandy (INC)- Legislature Unicameral (140- seats)- Parliamentary constituency20- High CourtKerala High Court 9. Since independence, Kerala was managed as a democratic socialist welfare economy. Since the 1990s, liberalisation of the mixed economy allowed onerous Licence Rajrestrictions against capitalism and foreign direct investment (FDI)to be lightened,leading to economic expansion and job creation. Keralas economy depends on emigrants working in foreign countries (mainly in thePersian Gulf countries such as United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia) andremittances annually contribute more than a fifth of GSDP. Keralas Human Development Index rating is the highest in India.This apparentlyparadoxical "Kerala phenomenon" or "Kerala model of development" of high humanand low economic development results from the strong service sector. 10. Infrastructure status 11. State policies and incentives 12. Business opportunities