Although Kerala had been existing from pre-historic times under various other names like Malabar‚ Malankara‚ Malayalam‚ Chera-nad‚ Cheralam‚ etc. it had not been a single political unit ever. The narrow strip of land‚ forming Kerala was divided into a number of small princely states till 1956‚ when various regions inhabited by Malayalam-speaking people‚ were unified. Even though‚ people in this territory dreamed of a single‚ united political unit for a long time‚ realization of that dream was impossible
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Anita Nair is a popular Indian English writer. She was born at Shornur in the state of Kerala. She was working as the creative director of an advertising agency in Bangalore when she wrote her first book‚ a collection of short stories called Satyr of the Subway‚ which she sold to Har-Anand Press. The book won her a fellowship from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her second book was published by Penguin India‚ and was the first book by an Indian author to be published by Picador USA. She has
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CONSERVATION OF MEDICILNAL PLANTS] Ms RESHMA R Mr VISWESH VISWANATH ABSTRACT The sacred groves of Kerala are the remnants of evergreen forest patches‚ protected and conserved based on religious beliefs and a great repository of many endemic‚ endangered and economically important plant species. The study reports revealed that floristic diversity indices of the sacred groves of Kerala are equal or nearly equal to the forests of the Western Ghats. It is also revealed that these isolated patches
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frustration‚ discontent‚ inefficiency and low productivity. The grievance is highly poisonous to both the company and its employees. The project entitled ‘impact of grievance on employees efficiency with special reference to Kerala Balers Pvt Ltd‚ Alleppey. Objectives * To identify the impact of grievances on employee efficiency. * To identify the various problems that arises in the organization due to grievances. * To identify the various methods that can be
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Indian poet from around the 16th or 17th century‚ known as the father of the Malayalam language—which is the principal language of the Indian state of Kerala‚ spoken by 36 million people in the world.[1] In his era‚ Vattezhuttu‚ an old script originally used to write Tamil‚ was generally used in Kerala to write this language. However‚ he wrote his Malayalam poems in Arya-ezhuttu‚ a Grantha-based script originally used to write Sanskrit‚ so that he could accurately transliterate Sanskrit words into
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noted for the attractive make-up of characters‚ elaborate costumes‚ detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. It originated in the country’s present day state of Kerala during the 17th century and has developed over the years with improved looks‚ refined gestures and added themes besides more ornate singing and precise drumming. [1] As a part of modernising‚ propagating‚ promoting and popularizing Kathakali‚ the
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Kamala Surayya / Suraiyya formerly known as Kamala Das ‚ (also known as Kamala Madhavikutty‚ pen name was Madhavikutty) was a major Indian English poet and littérateur and at the same time a leading Malayalam author from Kerala‚ India. Her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and autobiography‚ while her oeuvre in English‚ written under the nameHer open and honest treatment of female sexuality‚ free from any sense of guilt‚ infused her writing with power‚ but also marked her
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submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of degree of Master of Business Administration (CSS) of Kerala University Submitted by ASWIN M (Register No: 1105612) Under the guidance of Faculty guide Project guide Mrs. ANJU MURALEEDARAN Mrs. DEEPA M Institute of Management of Kerala University of Kerala Kundara September 2012 DECLARATION I‚ Aswin M‚ hereby declare that the project report titled
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the most established existing martial art‚ dating back more than 2000 years and said to be the herald of famously known Chinese hand to hand fighting‚ as the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma took this learning from India to China. Kalaripayattu started in Kerala and its a blend of attack‚ defence and healing. There is a motivation behind why Kalaripayattu is dealt with as the mother of all mainstream martial arts. The greater part of the martial art of art incorporate attacking and defending but rarely does
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THE NAYARS OF INDIA AND THEIR SUBSISTENCE Name ANT 101 Dr. Hotzman September 17‚ 2012 Abstract Nayar is a caste in the Kerala region of southern India and is remarkably different from other tribes and sects in the region. The Nayars were a matrilineal sect that also practised polyandry. The sect in ancient times till the 13th century was chiefly a warrior clan that served the local feudal lords and kings. In the 14th century the community slowly turned matrilineal from partilineal. The
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