Kerala

American

[key-ruh-luh, ker-uh-] / ˈkeɪ rə lə, ˈkɛr ə- /

noun

a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala British

/ kəˈrɑːlə, ˈkɛrələ /

noun

a state of SW India, on the Arabian Sea: formed in 1956, it includes the former state of Travancore-Cochin; has the highest population density of any Indian state. Capital: Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). Pop: 31 838 619 (2001). Area: 38 863 sq km (15 005 sq miles)

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Samson has three T20 international hundreds to his name but the career of the Kerala man - who studied an English literature degree - has been a rollercoaster which has seen him in and out of the India side.

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Director Dinjith Ayyathan was searching for a fresh face to play an elderly Malay woman who flees Malaysia during the Japanese invasion of World War II and arrives in Kerala accompanied by men with hidden motives.

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"I didn't fall sick despite the weather, and I was adventurous enough to try the cuisine in Kerala."

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"I also come from a matrilineal tribe, similar to Kerala, and my feminism informed my approach to the role."

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Sitharaman announced that dedicated corridors will be set up for rare earth minerals in four states, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh in the south and Odisha in the east.

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