Talk:Kerala/Archive 7

Archive 1

←

Archive 5

Archive 6

Archive 7

Etymology

Please show me a source which states that a "popular theory" suggests that Kerala derived from Kera (coconut). Please post reputed linguistic sources and not random internet articles. I think this piece shouldn't be allowed in the etymology section without any scientific backing.--91.141.3.21 (talk) 14:21, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Kerala. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120906213234/http://khsrcl.com/downloads/ch-1.pdf to http://khsrcl.com/downloads/ch-1.pdf
• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082656/http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PressRealease/Document/InfoPress-Telecom%20Subscription%20Data_%2029022012.pdf to http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PressRealease/Document/InfoPress-Telecom%20Subscription%20Data_%2029022012.pdf

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 10:04, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 3 external links on Kerala. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20060118031516/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ to http://www.kerala.gov.in/
• Added {{dead link}} tag to http://archive.transparency.org/regional_pages/asia_pacific/newsroom/news_archive2/india_corruption_study_2005
• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20060428081830/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/sportsmain.htm to http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/sportsmain.htm
• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110904030433/http://www.travelportalofindia.com/2009/07/kerala-national-geographic-traveler-selects-kerala-as-one-of-the-50-must-see-destinations-of-a-lifetime/ to http://www.travelportalofindia.com/2009/07/kerala-national-geographic-traveler-selects-kerala-as-one-of-the-50-must-see-destinations-of-a-lifetime/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 16:56, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Usage of File:Cashew @ Paravur.jpg

This image has in image advertising and there should be a replacement image to use in its place. Stalin Sunny ^Talk2Me 06:04, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Removal of kalaripayattu gif

I've just removed the longstanding gif on the martial art of kalaripayattu, because, as I said in edit summary, it is over 2 MB in size and is made up of too many indistinct images. The gif is available for viewing at two articles on Kerala sports. Dhtwiki (talk) 11:45, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

formation of state

. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the modern-day state of Kerala was formed by merging the Malabar district of Madras State (excluding Gudalur taluk of Nilgiris district, Topslip, the Attappadi Forest east of Anakatti), the state of Thiru-Kochi (excluding four southern taluks of Kanyakumari district, Shenkottai and Tenkasi taluks), and the taluks of Kasaragod (now Kasaragod District) and South Kanara (Tulunad) which were a part of Madras State.

This is there in the article. This flies in the face of facts. Refere State Reorganisation Act, 1956. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/state%20reorganisation%20act.pdf 1. Gudalur was not part of the Malabar district and there was no question of excluding it. (Of course, Travancore-Cochin claimed it for Kerala but that was never conceded. See page 150 of http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/137649/13/13_chapter%205.pdf 2. Kasaragod was part of the South Kanara district. It was conceded to Kerala. The article says South Kanara was merged into Kerala, which is preposterous. See p 168 of this research thesis.) http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/137649/13/13_chapter%205.pdf

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:d10e:4d92:f166:45b3:d195:9795 (talk) 07:11, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Malabar and it's Gems

In ancient times Kerala was known as Malabar. Calicut(Kozhikode), Muziris(Kodungallur) and Brinsjan(Vizhinjam) were its important ports.

From The Oriental Herald, Volume 19(1828)

"One of the transactions related by this period by Ferishta is the invasion of Malabar by an imperial army under Chusero the Catamite, whom the emperor, Mubarick I, invested with ensigns of royalty. Chusero remained in Malabar for one year plundering the country of vast wealth, and then carried off "120 elephants, a perfect diamond of 168 Rutty's with other jewels and gold to a great amount. With this wealth, Chusero aspired to the imperial throne and succeeded in mounting after a series of conspiracies and assassinations, a general massacre in the palace, and murder of his benefactor, the Emporer Mubarick, with his own hands."

A Rutty in Dow's Ferishta to be equal to seven-eighths of a carat. If by "carat" is meant the goldsmiths' weight of four grains, this diamond would be equal to 588 grains or 1 ounce = 108 grains = 147 carats. Ferishta has given an account of many other precious stones of almost incredible size and weight found by Musulman conquerors in their plunder of various Hindoo Temples. To judge their value we may compare this diamond with that of largest which are known in Europe. The great diamond of the King of Portugal, weighing 1680 carats, is valued at 224,000,000 pounds. This diamond was stolen from a Malabar Idol by a French Grenadier. The diamond of Aurungzebe weighed 2799-10ths carats and was valued at 399,000. Another diamond of the King of Portugal weighing 215 carats is values at 388,290. The diamond of emperor of Germany weighs 139.5 carats and is valued at 114,996. The diamond of the King of France called the 'Regent,' weighing 136(3/4) carats is valued at 218,750. According to the valuations diamond of 168 Rutty or 147 carats, supposing to be equal of purity with 'Regent' and the last mentioned Portugal diamond, may be taken to be worth about 255,000 l. sterling.

From Pleasant Sundays with my children; or, Here a little and there a little, by the author of "Ethel Woodville" (1863)

"The Emperor of Russia has a diamond of about the same size as the Kohinoor, which was said once to have been the eye of an idol of God in Malabar. A French soldier pretended to worship this idol, and be its priest; one day he stole the diamond and escaped with it, and now it is a crown jewel of Russia."

From Asia's Maritime Bead Trade 300 B.C. to the present by Peter Francis

"The major south Indian port for the export of gems in the first few centuries was Muziris on the western or Malabar coast. The Periplus described it: "Muziris in the same kingdom [Keprobotes: The Cheras], owes it's prosperity to shipping from Ariake(roughly Gujarat) that comes there as well as Greek shipping. It lies on the river..." (Casson 1989, 83-83, [insertions mine]). Among its exports were "all kinds of transparent gems diamonds, sapphires..." (1989, 85). "All kinds of transparent gems has been assumed to include Beryl(Casson 1989, 222) or Garnets. The phrase no doubt included these as well as rock crystal, amethyst and citrine. Diamonds and sapphires were also south Indian products."

The Dutch in Malabar, being a translation of selections nos. 1 and 2, with introduction and notes by A. Galletti, A. J. van der Burg and P. Groot (1911)

"The chief products of his territories are pepper and piece goods. The former is found on this side of Brinsjan[Vizhinjam] and the latter is manufactured on the other side between Brinsjan and the cape at Cottatte, Colletye(Collachel) and Tengapatnam; the English have the large share in the trade of both products; however most of the pepper is brought across the hills to the Pandy country and to the coast and the piece goods also are carried over the whole Malabar. Moreover, the country produces as much rice as is required to feed its inhabitants."

From Leven en karakterschets van Alexander den Macedoniër: benevens mengelingen van onderscheidenen aard (meaning: Life and character sketch of Alexander the Macedonian: as well as mixtures of different kinds) by César Auguste P. Weissman de Villez, J. F. L. Müller (1829)

"Men zegt, dat de Saffier zoo hard is als de Dia— mant en Robijn, en dat ook zijne waarde even hooggeschat wordt; dit is zeker , dat men hem wel eens voor eenen Diamant doet doorgaan , wanneer menhem eerst door het vuur zijne kleur ontnomen en geslepenheeft. Volgens runms vindt men den Saffier in India, Scytíé' en E thíopié';thans evenwel komen de beste uit het koningrijk Pegu, uit den berg Capelan, twaalf dageizen van de hoofdstad Siam, alsmede uit Ceilon, Calcutta, Cananor, Bisnagar, enz. minder zijn de Perziaansche, en de slechtche die, welke Frankrijk, Boheme, Sitezie, Saksen, en Hongarije opleveren."

Translation from Google Translate: "It is said that the Sapphire is as hard as the Diamond and Ruby and that his value is also as highly esteemed; this is certain, that he is sometimes led to a Diamond when he is first stripped of his color by the fire and has shaved it. According to runms, one finds the Sapphire in India, Scytia, and Ethiopia, but now the best from the kingdom of Pegu, from Capelan, come twelve days from the capital, Siam(Thailand), as well as Ceilon(Sri Lanka), Calcutta(Kolkata), Cananor(Kannur), Bisnagar, etc. fewer are the Persian, and the bad ones, which represent France, Boheme, Sitezie, Saxony, and Hungary." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.216.83.162 (talk) 12:32, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

University of Calicut

I am surprised that the article makes no mention of the largest university in the region: University of Calicut. Someone else had pointed out this omission before (here), but nobody responded. Perhaps is time to do something about it. Any thought? Den... (talk) 09:26, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

The main reason, I think, is that the article's "Education" section speaks in general terms and doesn't devolve into listing schools, which is done at the section's "main" article, Education in Kerala. The archived talk page post was made back in 2008, long before I found my way to having this article on my watchlist. Dhtwiki (talk) 20:59, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

Harvard errors

Citations 47 and 48 in the version as of now are throwing errors because they're in Harvard style and have no book details associated with them. No idea what they should be, sorry. - Sitush (talk) 14:23, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

I think I've just corrected the problem. Since there's no separate Bibliography or Works-cited section to this article, I'm leaving it so the page number of the anchoring cite shows up during mouse-over of the short footnote, assuming it won't cause too much confusion. Dhtwiki (talk) 22:26, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Adding the Malayalam name for Kerala

@El C: I tried adding the Malayalam name for Kerala to the article and it was removed. Is that not allowed? If I had to guess it's because I didn't add the IPA...? I'm not sure though, does someone have any ideas? Plumbius minimus (talk) 19:11, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

It is not. Again, please review WP:INDICSCRIPT. El_C 19:43, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

You added the script to the lead, when it wasn't a part of the article, of which the lead should merely be a summary (although it often isn't). WP:INDICSCRIPT doesn't forbid having such a native script name in the article, with some explanation of it drawn from reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhtwiki (talk • contribs) 04:19, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Kerala for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Kerala is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Kerala until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:35, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

Article assesment

Can somone point out why this article is now a Former Featured article(Not seen in candidates/Archived nominations/Index) and point out what to Improve? Stalin Sunny ^Talk2Me 18:23, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Suggestions generated by an automatic JavaScript program:

• Avoid including galleries in articles, as per Wikipedia:Galleries. Common solutions to this problem include moving the gallery to wikicommons or integrating images with the text.
• When writing standard abbreviations, the abbreviations should not have a 's' to demark plurality (for example, change kms to km and lbs to lb).
• As per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates), dates shouldn't use th; for example, instead of (if such appeared in the article) using January 30th was a great day, use January 30 was a great day.
• Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings), headings generally should not repeat the title of the article. For example, if the article was Ferdinand Magellan, instead of using the heading ==Magellan's journey==, use ==Journey==.
• Per WP:WIAFA, this article's table of contents (ToC) may be too long – consider shrinking it down by merging short sections or using a proper system of daughter pages as per Wikipedia:Summary style.
• There are a few occurrences of weasel words in this article- please observe WP:AWT. Certain phrases should specify exactly who supports, considers, believes, etc., such a view. "it has been" might be weasel words, and should be provided with proper citations (if they already do, or are not weasel terms, please strike this comment).
• Please make the spelling of English words consistent with either American or British spelling, depending upon the subject of the article. Examples include: honor (A) (British: honour), honour (B) (American: honor), harbour (B) (American: harbor), neighbour (B) (American: neighbor), meter (A) (British: metre), metre (B) (American: meter), fibre (B) (American: fiber), organise (B) (American: organize), recognise (B) (American: recognize), ization (A) (British: isation), isation (B) (American: ization), diarrhoea (B) (American: diarrhea), signalling (B) (American: signaling), enrolment (B) (American: enrollment), any more (B) (American: anymore), mould (B) (American: mold), program (A) (British: programme), programme (B) (American: program ).

As of November 2019. Stalin Sunny ^Talk2Me 03:17, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Ancient coin

The coin shown under heading Ancient period is one Chukram and not fanam

The article is reported to be semi protected.

You can varify it by looking at its enlarged view!

Hope there is no need to cite sources!M K Mani muttappillil (talk) 16:40, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. I've changed the caption. Dhtwiki (talk) 00:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2020

add native pronunciation of "Kerala" after English pronunciation: <EE or ee represents a long 'e' sound> <l here is a retroflex 'l' sound> keerala CISG1 (talk) 09:35, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

 Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. Please be precise about your requested change(s). –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 14:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Update GDP Data

Please update the GDP data in the infobox and in the lead section. Correct GDP to 7.81 lakh and GDP per capita to 204,105. Source : @Goldsztajn:. Thanks--103.218.236.50 (talk) 14:50, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

References

 Done Goldsztajn (talk) 18:52, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Terrible source

"Kerala has been at the forefront of LGBT issues in India."

Sounds more like cheerleading and glorifiying homosexuality to me. Try to form a more objective sentence without any personal bias. Huffpost also can hardly be described as a reliable source of information. Its basically Breitbart for the left.

62.226.86.169 (talk) 02:31, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2020

Kerala is 11th Largest state by the size of its economy, not 10th Coronawiper (talk) 09:42, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

@Coronawiper: If you can provide a reliable source supporting that statement, then the suggested change may be made, but we can't accept changes merely because someone who has chosen to create a Wikipedia account says so. JBW (talk) 09:59, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2020

Please add a new reference as follows:

KT Rammohan. 1991. 'Understanding Keralam: The Tragedy of Radical Scholarship'. Monthly Review 43: 7. December 1991. pp. 18-31.' John Runaway (talk) 12:17, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

I don't see a reason to add a reference unless it's being used to support some statement. Also not ideal for Further Reading as it's not open-access. – Thjarkur (talk) 12:53, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 August 2020

Suchithra sundaran (talk) 08:37, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Kerala one of the most beautiful state.where humanity is mostly matters rather than your income or status.

 Not done. See WP:NPOV. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 09:01, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2020

CHANGE ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF KERALA FROM HINDI, ENGLISH TO ENGLISH ONLY 49.207.143.48 (talk) 17:01, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

 Not done Kindly provide sources to support the changes you require Prolix 💬 17:27, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2020

The official language of keralam is just malayalam and tamil. Hindi is not an official languge here. 66.183.55.95 (talk) 17:11, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

 Not done This is the second edit request regarding this matter. Provide sources to back up your change. Prolix 💬 17:27, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Article size

Please refer to Wikipedia:Article size & WP:CHOKING. Less relevant images that are recently added must be removed or moved to sub sections.J.Stalin S ^Talk 12:21, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 November 2020 (2)

Kerala (English: /ˈkɛrələ/ Malayalam: [കേരളം] About this soundlisten (help·info) 2604:6000:B401:4C00:315E:3B2:15B9:7240 (talk) 20:13, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — IVORK _Talk 23:05, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 November 2020

Namboothiri Brahmins much enviable to foreign invasions to Kerala during the early Middle Ages, they represent the socio-economic life of the people by commissioning religious centres.[82] A second Chera Kingdom (c. 800–1102), also known as Kulasekhara dynasty of Mahodayapuram (present-day Kodungallur), was established by Kulasekhara Varman, which ruled over a territory comprising the whole of modern Kerala and a smaller part of modern Tamil Nadu. During the early part of the Kulasekara period, the southern region from Nagercoil to Thiruvalla was ruled by Ay kings, who lost their power in the 10th century, making the region a part of the Kulasekara empire.[83][84] Under Kulasekhara rule, Kerala witnessed a intensive period of art, literature, trade and the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.[85] A Keralite identity, distinct from the Tamils, became linguistically separate during this period around the seventh century.[86] For local administration, the empire was divided into provinces under the rule of Naduvazhis, with each province comprising a number of Desams under the control of chieftains, called as Desavazhis.[85]

The inhibitions, caused by a series of Chera-Chola wars in the 11th century, resulted in the decline of foreign trade in Kerala ports. In addition, Portuguese invasions in the 15th century struggled with two major philosophies, Buddhism and Jainism, powerful combat movement of the time . It is known that the Menons in the Malabar region of Kerala were originally strong believers of Jainism.[87] The social system fought with brutal foreign invasions on lines.[88] Finally, the Kulasekhara dynasty was subjugated in 1102 by the combined attack of Later Pandyas and Later Cholas.[83] However, in the 14th century, Ravi Varma Kulashekhara (1299–1314) of the southern Venad kingdom was able to establish a short-lived supremacy over southern India. After his death, in the absence of a strong central power, the state was divided into thirty small warring principalities; the most powerful of them were the kingdom of Zamorin of Kozhikode in the north, Venad in the south, Kochi in the middle, and Kannur in the far north.{http://indiafacts.org/temple-reclamation-movement-in-kerala/}

At the peak of their reign, the Zamorins of Kozhikode ruled over a region from Kollam (Quilon) in the south to Panthalayini Kollam (Koyilandy) in the north.[89][90] Ibn Battuta (1342–1347), who visited the city of Kozhikode six times, gives the earliest glimpses of life in the city. He describes Kozhikode as "one of the great ports of the district of Malabar" where "merchants landed here in search of opportunities which later turned into developing communist views ". The king of this place, he says, "shaves his chin just as the Haidari Fakeers of Rome do... The greater part of the Muslim merchants of this place are so wealthy that one of them can purchase the whole freightage of such vessels put here and fit-out others like them".[91] Ma Huan (1403 AD), the Chinese sailor part of the Imperial Chinese fleet under Cheng Ho (Zheng He)[92] states the city as a great emporium of trade frequented by merchants from around the world. He makes note of the graveyard masjids built to cater to the religious needs of the transit Muslims, the unique system of calculation by the merchants using their fingers and toes (followed to this day), and the matrilineal system of succession. Abdur Razzak (1442–43), Niccolò de' Conti (1445), Afanasy Nikitin (1468–74), Ludovico di Varthema (1503–1508), and Duarte Barbosa witnessed the city as one of the major trading centres in the Indian subcontinent where Arab traders increased in absence of hostile views could be seen.[93][94]It is also noted that ocean was referred to പടിഞ്ഞാറ് കടൽ but the British named it as Arabian sea due to their presence in large numbers near the coastal area. 2604:6000:B401:4C00:315E:3B2:15B9:7240 (talk) 19:35, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 02:44, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2020

we will submit this article to ???? with our original citations . This is an ultimate source of the whitest supremacy.. 2604:6000:B401:4C00:A939:6E3D:59EA:5F07 (talk) 17:22, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 02:44, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020

Please delete "There is a tradition of matrilineal inheritance in Kerala, where the mother is the head of the household.[citation needed] As a result, women in Kerala have had a much higher standing and influence in the society." and related inferences.

I was born in Kerala and have lived there for my first 10 years. From experience I tell you that this is not true (quite the opposite). Please fact check before posting things about where people live as I find this lie frustrating.

I believe someone (cough cough a feminist) has fabricated this lie to positively correlate with gender ratio and human development index (in India).

User ajoy (talk) 07:43, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

• @User ajoy: I will change it in accordance with WP:CHALLENGE but please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y." Because just removal will disturb the flow of the article. -ink&fables «talk» 12:12, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

• @-ink&fables: Why not just delete the entire gender section? Is your philosophy to purposely display false information to preserve the "flow" of an article? If so, I am done here. I am not an expert in the topic of gender in Kerala, but I know the information under the Gender section is false. - User ajoy

• @User ajoy: We cannot delete an entire section without a proper explanation. Wikipedia is written by many users and it takes considerable amount of time and energy to write even a single section. Yes, if the information is wrong it must be removed with a proper reason. But when you are not doing it on your own, then you must specify the changes you want to be made in change "X" to "Y" format. Any editor who is not familiar with a particular topic cannot accept the request like this. I have left the request open as of now. -ink&fables «talk» 09:40, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

• Just going to mention that we do have an article at Marumakkathayam discussing matrilineality, and a Google search of "Kerala Matrilineality" did turn up some results. The sourcing on this article should be improved, but I don't know enough about this to do it myself. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 02:50, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

WP:NOR. h 05:12, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Kerala

We can write Kerala in malayalam Hatkicker (talk) 13:36, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Hatkicker, wish we could, MOS:IS says we can't. Prolix 💬 15:57, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2021

Change Changanacherry to Changanassery in Pre-history section. Source for spelling Reticent editor (talk) 14:42, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

 Done Terasail^[✉] 16:35, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2021

Kerala was also Known as Malapuram. Until the arrival of the East India Company, the term Mala with bar for beer and wine was used as a general name for Kerala, along with the term Kerala.[33] From the time of Cosmas Indicopleustes (6th century CE) itself, the Arab traders used to sail like modern day asylum seekers . The first element of the name, however, is attested already in the Topography written by Cosmas Indicopleustes. This mentions a pepper emporium called Mallugu, which clearly gave its name to Malabar ('the country of Malai'). The name Male is thought to come from the Malayalam word Mala ('hill').[34][35] Al-Biruni (973–1048 CE) must have been the unverified writer to call this land Malapuram.[33] The Arab writers had called this place Malibar, Manibar, Mulibar, and Munibar. Malabar is reminiscent of the word Malanadu which means the land of hills.[36] According to William Logan, the word Malabar comes from a combination of the Malayalam word Mala (hill) and thethe Medieval English word Bar (beer/wine).[36]counter across which alcoholic drinks or refreshments are served. 68.175.147.20 (talk) 21:14, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Ididntknowausername (talk) 21:35, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

The witness of last smarth vicharam still lives at Perumbillissery in Thrissur

The Last Smartha Vicharam

The last smarthavicharam held in Kerala was in 1925.This old custom in namboodiri family was happened at Atteri Moothedath Mana, Thaikkattusseri in Thrissur District, Kerala. There were only two victims. One Devasena Antherjanam daughter of Ghrini Namboodiri and his brother Madhavan Namboodiri.

After the excommunication Devasena married from a Namboodiri family, namely Palathole mana, This Namboodiri youth was also a member of one of the expelled families of Kuryedathu thathri incident. They settled at Palapuram in Palakkad District.

Madhavan Namboodiri also left his family and settled at Palappuram. He married a warasiar and given birth of two children.

The suspense is that, son of Madhavan Namboodiri is still living in a place called Perumbillisseri at Thrissur District. He is now in his 99. Narayanan Namboodiri son of Madhavan Namboodiri had laid pindam and bali for his living father. He is the only living witness of this pragmatic custom ones prevailed in Namboodiri's society in Kerala. Atterimoothedam (talk) 08:42, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2021

Some values are written wrong especially which involve money Sreeganesh M R (talk) 10:32, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. User:GKFX^talk 20:38, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2021

Updated the GSDP FIGURES in the infobox and lead section. GSDP ₹8.54 LAKH CRORE AND per capita ₹221,904 (2020-21). Also update the source. Also restructure the sentense in the lead section like "has the country's 8th-highest GSDP per capita of ₹221,904". Thanks--202.78.236.168 (talk) 17:18, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

References

 Note: See similar request at Talk:Karnataka#Semi-protected_edit_request_on_27_May_2021 Run n Fly (talk) 17:28, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Why is it taking so time to make such small changes in the GDP figures. Already source have been provided. Thanks--103.102.116.116 (talk) 05:32, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

@Uanfala: Kindly update over here as well.--103.102.116.116 (talk) 05:13, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Does this edit accomplish your intention? Note that these are the figures for the previous period (the source doesn't have figures for 2020–21), and that the per capita data is for NSDP, not GSDP. – Uanfala (talk) 16:05, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2021

2021 Census of India data has not yet published. The population figures in lead and info box are wrong. The wrong data was added by User:Rif Winfield. You can see it in Edit history. Akkinenis (talk) 14:20, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:03, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 June 2021

British era

can you add This photo of Thiyyar Regiment , a regiment raised from native indians which consisted of only Thiyyar warriors, centered at Thalassery, Malabar,Kerala Thiyyar Soldiers of The Thiyyar Regiment in The British Indian Army in British era of History section? Details are already there as : British in Malabar also converted Thiyyar army, called as Thiyya pattalam into a special regiment centered at Thalassery called as The Thiyyar Regiment in 1904 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.222.172.152 (talk) 18:14, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. There are already a lot of images in that section. I think it would be better to leave that image out. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:04, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Indian Tiger Wayanad.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 16:12, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2021

The intro states that Kerala's culture is a blend of Aryan, Dravidian, Arab and European cultures. A significant influence on Kerala culture has been Aramaic/Syrian/Nestorian and Hebrew/Jewish culture. Reflected in the large and influential Syrian Christian community, and the small but notable Kerala Jewish community. So I would suggest rewriting that introduction to say "Aryan, Dravidian, Semitic and European cultures" since Arab, Aramaic, Hebrew all fall under Semitic culture. 2603:6081:2740:1AD0:F873:BC93:49AB:5467 (talk) 17:17, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

English

Write about India's and China's relationship — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4053:E9A:DD26:0:0:B4B:C00B (talk) 01:49, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2022

Mohanlal did not win 4 National Awards for 'Acting', Mammootty has won 3 Best Actor Awards and Mohanlal has won 2 , the other 3 for Mohanlal were either special mention or for Production which is a different category from Best Actor. 76.69.101.178 (talk) 15:53, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:12, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

On a paragraph in the section 'Education'

The educational system prevailing in the state's schools specifies an initial 10-year course of study, which is divided into three stages: lower primary, upper primary, and secondary school—known as 4+3+3, which signifies the number of years for each stage. After the first 10 years of schooling, students typically enroll in Higher Secondary Schooling in one of the three major streams—liberal arts, commerce, or science. Upon completing the required coursework, students can enroll in general or professional undergraduate (UG) degree-college programmes.'

Is this paragraph necessary? As far as my knowledge goes, this is the case in all Indian states. Indielov (talk) 09:54, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

@Indielov: Karnataka and many other states have pre-degree institutions or pre-universties instead of the Higher Secondary schools. Similarly some of the states follow 5+3+2+2 system for the grades 1 to 12. It is the format prescribed by the NCERT. Education in Indian constitution is included in the concurrent list. Different states have different systems. Only CBSE and ICSE have a uniform system throughout India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.129.101.103 (talk) 17:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Niyamasabha.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 19:54, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Points to ponder

This is listed as a "good article". I read it and it was pretty good but there are some issues. One thing is that it is very long. The current "readable prose size" shows to be 18,074 words. While max size is certainly dependent on need for full presentation, meaning larger than some is acceptable, the article length might be taxing the attention span of most readers". There is no room to add anything.

At present this appears to be a feel good article which means there is a lack of balance. I likely missed it but I did not see any links related to issues like the Great flood of 99 (or other floods), possible landslides, one (2001) that even killed photographer Victor George. Infrastructure such as water and sewer as well as pollution has received a lot of notice.

Some of this might or might not be considered "due or undue weigh". These are actually just point to ponder as the main question; is the article too long? -- Otr500 (talk) 17:38, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Politically biased information

There is a politically biased info under the heading HDI. Kerala HDI is not just the contribution of communist government. Albvaz (talk) 04:18, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Template:Infobox Indian state or territory has an RFC

Template: Infobox Indian state or territory has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Tojoroy20 (talk) 21:13, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Disruptive editing, seeking consensus for infobox images

Aagbthav you have been editing multiple Indian city articles and modifying their infobox images. These edits have mostly been reverted by multiple different editors. As per WP:BRD please discuss your edits when editors revert them instead of trying to revert their reverts. This behaviour can be classified as disruptive. Could you please discuss here in the Talk page? Maybe we can find a reasonable solution instead of edit warring. -Ujwal.Xankill3r (talk) 11:53, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2023

Correction: Capital and largest city must be indicated. 49.146.22.36 (talk) 06:03, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 14:44, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Infobox replacement

The {{Infobox settlement}} used on this page is going to be replaced with {{Infobox Indian state or territory}} as per the Proposal and Consensus of RFC. Any questions/suggestions? Discuss Here.

You can also contribute by replacing Infobox settlement with Infobox Indian state or territory on other pages , or by improving this one. Tojoroy20 (talk) 21:17, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done Replaced — Tojoroy20 (talk) 22:31, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2023

Change: link of State flower. Currently it points to wrong page (state fush instead of flower) To: correct link to state flower (golden showe tree) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula Skannikkatt (talk) 06:21, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

 Done Tollens (talk) 06:27, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2023

We are here to edit the dead link if this page SatyamChaurasiya2005 (talk) 12:35, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Heart ^(talk) 12:36, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2023

in the wiki page for kerala, section for religion, there is a typo; change "regraded" to "regarded" Gaels70 (talk) 00:18, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

 Done RudolfRed (talk) 01:24, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

July2023

I'm not Congress or communist.Can you add Kochi and Trivandrum as both capitals. Because when Hibi said in LOK Sabha to change capital.If Kochi become capital. Trivandrum can remove easily. Do this Kochi (proposed capital) Trivandrum (capital) 202.164.130.159 (talk) 16:24, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

State name changing

In radio, I just heard that the state name is about to change into "Keralam". #bodyContent aFlag Creator { background-color: #ffa500; color: #ggggggg; font-weight: monoscope; } 12:14, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 12 August 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. It has been a long-standing consensus that any name changes need to fulfil WP:NAMECHANGES criteria for the article to be moved. Closing this as a snowball cause, and also not to mention that the nomination is factually incorrect (the name change did not occur). (closed by non-admin page mover) — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 11:03, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

---

Kerala → Keralam – The gov of Kerala now has officially changed the name to Keralam, see the above section for sources. AleksiB 1945 (talk) 06:27, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose based on the evidence presented so far. Wikipedia does not necessarily use official names for its article titles. Instead, we rely on the common name used in reliable sources. For the page to be moved, it would need to fulfill the criteria at WP:NAMECHANGES, and it is not clear from the above that usage has changed. Dekimasuよ! 08:54, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Chera and Kera

There is a claim seen that Kera came from Chera. Chera is the Malayalam word for Rat snake. And it is also seen that Kere is word for Rat snake in Kannada or some other Canara language. Check 117.221.183.140 (talk) 07:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Are you proposing any change to the article or presenting an original research fact? If the latter, this is not the place for that. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:20, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Clean up

I will be undertaking a significant cleanup of this article before it loses its GA status. I will remove a few irrelevant, vague, and non-encyclopedic elements from the article. Thanks 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ^🍁 09:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Name has changed officially from 'Kerala' to 'Keralam'

News reference from The Hindu : https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-assembly-unanimously-passes-resolution-to-change-official-name-of-state-to-keralam/article67175490.ece

Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution to change official name of State to ‘Keralam’.

Also, the name of the state in Malayalam is Keralam and not kerala. Kerala is some englished version of the name Keralam. In all malayalam texts it is keralam.

As this is officially made, It should be changed here as well Afv12e (talk) 04:23, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: page move requests should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 08:27, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

It has yet not passed by the Parliament of India Tmanthara (talk) 12:31, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Name change - Why restricting ? Other articles has changed already for other places

The name of Wikipedia article allahabad is changed to Prayagraj once government changed the name officially. Why not this is happening for Kerala to Keralam in Wikipedia ? Afv12e (talk) 03:53, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Because the name is not changed. After the name change, it needs to fulfil WP:NAMECHANGES criteria — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 07:48, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

It need to be passed by the Parliament.Now only Kerala legislative assembly have passed.Name is not changed yet.. Tmanthara (talk) 12:33, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Even if it is officially changed, it won't be changed in Wikipedia as per WP:COMMONNAME. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 12:41, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

About the article being too long

Its been a long while since the page has been tagged too long. Shouldn't we do something about it? Adr28382 (talk) 16:52, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Adr28382, it's a mammoth task. It's on my to do list, but any editor willing can start right off before a GA review comes in. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 17:41, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

@Adr28382, I have reduced the prose to less than 15k. Hope that helps.
Anyone else interested, feel free to reduce it further and/or add back the removed prose if required. Thanks and happy editing. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:05, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

The Herald, Thanks for your help! Adr28382 (talk) 10:28, 18 August 2024 (UTC)