About Kerala

God's Own Country

Kerala has been included amoung the 50 most popular tourist destinations in the world. Ayurvedic concepts of rejuvanation and therapy and the gifts of God's Own Country attract thousands to kerala. Keralas natural abundance with its equable climate is best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative programmes. Kerala is the only place on earth where it is practiced in a traditional way with absolute authenticity and dedication.

Kerala..a whole world apart!. With dreamlike serenity of its enchanting backwaters and lagoons .With thick evergreen forests where wild colour and wildlife run riot. With seductive beaches in quiet seclusion, flanked by cliff, headland and palm. With magnificent waterfalls. And with Ayurvedic Treatments and Herbal Cures that tone up your body, mind and soul. You will have total rejuvenation.

Kerala... God's Own Country!

Kerala is undiscovered India. A tropical paradise. One of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world. Kerala is India’s most advanced society. 100% literate. And it’s the cleanest and most peaceful state in India.

Kerala is abundantly endowed by nature and it is probably the greenest place you will ever see. The coconut palms, red tiled houses, the innumerable lakes and rivers will remain long lasting impressions to any visitor.

Besides marvelous landscape, there are Exotic Wildlife, Sensational Cuisine, Magical Festivals, Dazzling Art forms, Sparkling Streams... to top these all, there are Rejuvenating Ayurvedic and Yoga Regimens.

Kerala will be the most enchanting place for the Nature and Wildlife lovers. And there is much for the Culture seekers. This is the ideal place for those who want to spend their holidays in peace.

Kerala has a rich cultural heritage. The glory of Kerala has been luring travelers and traders right from the 12th century. Vasco de Gama, the great sailor, landed here first and showed Europe a whole new world. This state has been famous for its precious spices and warm hospitality.

Today, Kerala has leaped in to the modern life. But still, it is preserving the unique culture intact. Thus it magnificently mixes the modern and the ancient culture and this makes this place the most unique.

And every one of these enchanting destinations is only a couple of hours' drive from the other, a singular advantage no other place can claim. Recently, Kerala has been chosen as one of the most favorite destinations in the world by National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.

Kerala is a green strip of land, in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. It has only 1.1 8 per cent of the total area of the country but houses 3.43% of the the country's population.  In 1956, when the states were reorganized, Kerala was formed after tying the princely states of Travancore and Cochin with Malabar, a province under Madras state. 

Kerala may be divided into three geographical regions: (1) High lands, (2) Midlands and (3) Lowlands. The Highlands slope down from the Western Ghats which rise to an average height of 900 m, with a number of peaks well over 1,800 m in height. This is the area of major plantations like tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and other spices.  The Midlands, lying between the mountains and the lowlands, is made up of undulating hills and valleys. This is an area of intensive cultivation. Cashew, coconut, areca nut, cassava (tapioca), banana, rice, ginger, pepper, sugarcane and vegetables of myriad varieties are grown in this area. 

It is a purified world in Kerala, the land of trees. A big, spreading tree purifies as much air as a room air-conditioner. And the former is never switched off. The prolific, bustling, vegetation acts like a massive, biological, air-filtration plant working round the clock, round the year. Hence spending days in Kerala countryside is as if spending in an air- purified environ; some times better than it. So is the rejuvenating effect of the lush greenery of the state.  The wanton growth of trees makes Kerala a herbarium. The four month-long, copious monsoon and recurrent flurry make this land a perfect nursery for all living beings. Loitering under the canopy of the foliage, you will feel blossoming the dreams. Thus, on a sojourn in Kerala, away from the rough and tumble of cities, you're breathing freshly purified air all the time. 

Another piece de resistance of Kerala is the meandering rivers which criss-cross the state physique like blood veins. Besides, water bodies tucked away in thick forests also enhance the amazing beauty of the state. They fertilize the' land, turn waste into the wealth of the rich, black, alluvial soil on which the agrarian state thrive.  The Lowlands or the coastal area, made up of river deltas, backwaters and the Arabian coast, is essentially a land of coconuts and rice. Fisheries and coif industry constitute the major industries of this area. 

Kerala is a land of rivers and backwaters. Forty-four rivers (41 west-flowing and 3 east-flowing} criss-cross the state physique along with countless runlets. During summer, these monsoon-fed rivers will turn into rivulets especially in the upper parts of Kerala.  Backwaters are an attractive, economically valuable feature of Kerala. These include lakes and ocean in lets which stretch irregularly along the Kerala coast. The biggest among these backwaters is the Vembanad lake, with an area of 200 sq km, which opens out into the Arabian Sea at Cochin port. 

The Periyar, Pamba, Manimala, Achenkovil, Meenachil and Moovattupuzha rivers drain into this lake.The other important backwaters are Veli, Kadhinam kulam, Anjengo (Anju Thengu),Edava, Nadayara, Paravoor. Ashtamudi (Quilon) 

Flora: Kerala has over 25% of India's 15,000 plant species. Among them include endangered and rare species, flowering plants, fungies, lichens and mosses. The state's forest wealth include tropical wet evergreen, semi-green and tropical most deciduous. Teak, Mahagoney, Rosewood and Sandalwood are common, the forests abound with orchids, anthirium, balsam, and medicinal plants. banyan figs, bamboo as well as 40,000 years old grasslands. Mangroves are seen in coastal areas and low, morass lands. So fertile is the state, thanks to rivers and dams that are replenished by copious rain in Western Ghats.

Beaches

Kerala has some of the finest beaches of India. Kerala coast is lined with sandy beaches, rocky promontories and coconut palms. A coast unrivalled in sheer scenic beauty. Those who seek peace and sun, these tranquil, secluded, palm-fringed beaches are the right options.

The beaches of Kerala have a character unique to them. Because of the wide areas of sumptuous palm groves bordering them, cool breeze that blows on these beaches will work like a balm to your soul.

Kovalam, Varkala and Bekal are the best beaches in Kerala.

The 'Eve’s beach' of Kovalam is very popular among tourists. For the ‘sun worshippers’....a ravishing tropical beach that has been attracting tourists from the world over. with its bewitching unspoiled beauty.

Whereas, Varkala is a virgin beach which is just beginning to catch up. So natural and fascinating. High cliffs border this excellent beach. Mineral water springs gushing out from these cliffs are well known for its medicinal properties.

Historical Kerala 

Kerala is truly the undiscovered India. It is God's own country and an enchantingly beautiful, emerald-green sliver of land. It is a tropical paradise far from the tourist trial at the southwestern peninsular tip, sandwiched between the tall mountains and the deep sea. Kerala is a long stretch of enchanting greenery. The tall exotic coconut palm dominates the landscape. 

There is a persistent legend which says that Parasuram, the 6th incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the Hindu Trinity, stood on a high place in the mountains, threw an axe far in to the sea, and commanded the sea to retreat. And the land that emerged all from the waters became Kerala, the land of plenty and prosperity. 

Kerala is a 560-km long narrow stretch of land. At the widest, Kerala is a mere 120-km from the sea to the mountains. Gracing one side of Kerala, are the lofty mountains ranging high to kiss the sky. And on the other side the land is washed by the blue Arabian Sea waters. The land is covered with dense tropical forest, fertile plains, beautiful beaches, cliffs, rocky coasts, an intricate maze of backwaters, still bays and an astounding 44 glimmering rivers. Kerala's exotic spices have lured foreigners to her coast from time immemorial. 

Earlier, Kerala was made up of three distinct areas. Malabar as far up the coast as Tellicherry, Cannanore and Kasargode with the tiny pocket-handkerchief French possession of Mahe nearby (it was returned to India in the early 1950 's and is now administratively part of Pondicherry). This area belonged to what was once called the Madras Presidency under the British. The middle section is formed by the princely State of Cochin; the third comprises Travancore, another princely State. 

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