The Kulasekhara dynasty is one of the three surviving royal lineages that ruled the current Indian state of Kerala. Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

Even though the term Kulasekhara dates back to the earlier reign of the Chera dynasty that ruled with Musiris as the capital, the current family that ruled the Principality of Travancore traces its lineage from Kolathnadu. The other surviving lineages are the Cochin royal family and the Zamorins of Kozhikode and the ones of Mavelikkara, Pandalam and so on., The Cheras were one of the three ancient Tamil dynasties who ruled the southern peninsula of India at the beginning of its recorded history. ... Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor (Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര [], തിരുവിതാംകൂര [], or തിരുവിതാങ്കോട് []) was a princely state in India with its capital at Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). ... Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe... Zamorin, a title of the kings of Kozhikode (Calicut) The Samoothiri Raja (anglicized as Zamorin) were the erstwhile rulers of Kozhikode (Calicut). ... Kozhikode in Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട്, also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. ...

The major distinguishing aspect of succession for the Travencore Kulasekharas is the matrilineal succession.

The progressive Britpop band Kula Shaker take their name from this Dynasty. Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Kula Shaker are a British psychedelic rock band who came to prominence during the Britpop era. ...