എന്റെ കേരളം - ente keralam

Kerala /ˈkɛrələ/ is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.

The state has an area of 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Arabian Sea[note] on the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital. Kochi, the financial & Industrial hub and Kozhikode are other major cities. According to a survey by economics research firm Indicus Analytics, five out of the ten best cities to live in India are located in Kerala.

Kerala stands unique among the Indian states with the highest Human Development Index in India, comparable with that of many developed countries, but with a lower per capita income. With 93.91 percent literacy, the state is the most literate in India. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country. Kerala is also ranked as India's cleanest state. Kerala has witnessed significant migration of its people, especially to the Persian Gulf countries during the Kerala Gulf boom and its economy has significant dependence on remittances from its large Malayali expatriate community.

Kerala is an important tourist destination in India; the backwaters, beaches, Ayurvedic tourism and tropical greenery are the major attractions. National Geographic's Traveller magazine names Kerala as one of the "ten paradises of the world" and "50 must see destinations of a lifetime". Travel and Leisure names Kerala as "One of the 100 great trips for the 21st century".