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Tulu Nadu (Tulu: ತುಳುನಾಡ್) is a tropical region on the south-western coast of the Indian state of Karnataka. It consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The northern part of Kasaragod in Kerala was also traditionally a part of Tulu Nadu according to some Malayalam works.
Tulu Nadu is bordered by Arabian Sea to the west, Uttara Kannada to the north, Tulu is the widely spoken language in the region.
The population of these districts in 2001 was 3,005,897. Mangalore and Udupi are the chief cities in Tulu Nadu.
[edit] Karnataka
| ?Karnataka India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 191,791 km² (74,051 sq mi)[1] |
| Capital | Bangalore |
| Largest city | Bangalore |
| District(s) | 29 |
| Population • Density |
52,850,562[2] (9th) • 275.6 /km² (714 /sq mi) |
| Language(s) | Kannada |
| Governor | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yeddyurappa till 2007-11-19 Now under President's rule. |
| Established | 1956-11-01 |
| Legislature (seats) | Bicameral (224 + 75) |
| ISO abbreviation | IN-KA |
| Website: http://karunadu.gov.in/ | |
Coordinates: Karnataka (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ, pronounced [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑː] ) is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. The state covers an area of 191,791 km² (74,051 sq mi) or 5.83% of the total geographical area of India. It is the eighth largest Indian state by area, the ninth largest by population and comprises 29 districts. Kannada is the official and most widely spoken language.
Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning elevated land. Karu nadu may also be read as Karu (black) and nadu (region), as a reference to the black cotton soil found in the Bayaluseeme region of Karnataka. The British used the word Carnatic (sometimes Karnatak) to describe both sides of peninsular India, south of the Krishna River.[3]
With an antiquity that dates to the paleolithic, Karnataka has also been home to some of the most powerful empires of ancient India. The philosophers and musical bards patronised by these empires launched socio-religious and literary movements which have endured to the present day. Karnataka has contributed significantly to both forms of Indian classical music, the Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. Writers in the Kannada language have received the most number of Jnanpith awards in India. Bangalore is the capital city of the state and is at the forefront of the rapid economic and technological development that India is experiencing.
[edit] Kerala
| ?കേരളം? · Kēraḷaṁ Kerala India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi) |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Largest city | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Largest metro | Kochi metropolitan area |
| District(s) | 14 |
| Population • Density |
31,838,619 (12th) (2001) • 819 /km² (2,121 /sq mi) |
| Language(s) | Malayalam |
| Governor | R. L. Bhatia |
| Chief Minister | V.S. Achuthanandan |
| Established | November 1, 1956 |
| Legislature (seats) | Unicameral (141‡) |
| ISO abbreviation | IN-KL |
| Website: kerala.gov.in | |
 Portal: Kerala |
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| ‡ 140 elected, 1 nominated | |
Kerala (['keːɹəˌɭɐ] ; Malayalam: കേരളം?; Kēraḷaṁ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. To its east and northeast, Kerala borders Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; to its west and south lie the Indian Ocean islands of Lakshadweep and the Maldives, respectively. Kerala nearly envelops Mahé, a coastal exclave of Pondicherry. Kerala is one of four states that compose the linguistic-cultural region known as South India. The principal spoken language is Malayalam, but other languages are also spoken.
First settled in the 10th century BC by speakers of Proto-South Dravidian, Kerala was influenced by the Mauryan Empire. Later, the Cheran kingdom and feudal Namboothiri Brahminical city-states became major powers in the region.[4] Early contact with overseas lands culminated in struggles between colonial and native powers. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood.
Social reforms enacted in the late 19th century by Cochin and Travancore were expanded upon by post-independence governments, making Kerala among the Third World's longest-lived, healthiest, most gender-equitable, and most literate regions.[5][6] Though the state's basic human development indices are roughly equivalent to those in the developed world, the state is substantially more environmentally sustainable than Europe and North America.[7][8] Nevertheless, Kerala's suicide, alcoholism, and unemployment rates rank among India's highest.[9] A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country.[10]
The widely disputed etymology of Kerala is a matter of conjecture. In the prevailing theory, Kerala is an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau that fuses kera ("coconut palm tree") and alam ("land" or "location").[11] Another theory is that the name originated from the phrase chera alam ("Land of the Chera").[12] Natives of Kerala, known as Keralites or Malayalees, thus refer to their land as Keralam. Kerala's tourism industry, among others, also use the phrase God's Own Country.[13]
