This a list of places in Keralastate, southern India. Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: àµà´à´°à´³à´, â ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories States and territories of India States: Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Pondicherry National Capital Territory of Delhi // History Pre-independence British India, which included all of modern-day India... South India is a region of India that includes the entire Indian Peninsula, south of the Vindhya ranges. ...
Kerala also has a tiny Jewish population, said to date from 587 BC when they fled the occupation of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.
Kerala has its own form of Martial arts, Kalaripayattu, which is probably the oldest martial art form in the world.
Kerala has a reputation as being the most left wing state in India, and over 80% of the vote at both State and National level, usually goes to Left Wing parties.