Why Kerala is known as Gods Own Land?

Question

Why Kerala is known as Gods Own Land?

Answer 1

Kerala is truly the undiscovered India. It is God's own Land because of its enchanting  beauty. It is an emerald-green sliver of land. Kerala is a green strip of land, in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. It has only 1.1 8 per cent of the total area of the country but houses 3.43% of the the country's population. Kerala famed as God's own Land and selected by National Geographic traveler, as one of the ten must see destination of the world, is an enchantingly beautiful land.Onam, the festival of Kerala is celebrated marking the begining of the season of festivals, poorams and carnivals.Its unique geographical position and peculiar physical features have invested Kerala with a distinct individuality. This is the area of major plantations like tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and other spices. The Midlands, lying between the mountains and the lowlands, is made up of undulating hills and valleys. This is an area of intensive cultivation. Cashew, coconut, areca nut, cassava, banana, rice, ginger, pepper, sugarcane, and vegetables of different varieties are grown in this area. The lowland or the coastal area, which is made up of the river deltas, backwaters, and the shore of the Arabian Sea, is essentially a land of coconut and rice. Fisheries and Coir industry constitute the major industries of this area.Kerala has got 44 major rivers. The backwaters form a specially attractive and economically valuable features of Kerala, that why Kerala is also called Land of Rivers and Backwaters. Kerala rich in its culture, heritage and various types of art forms attract tourists from all over the world.

Answer 2

I have always wondered about that! Is it just because Kerala is a beautiful state in India or is it because of the Malayali people, who are just.....sweet and kind, just like me???

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Answer 3

Meaning of Kerala is God's own land...... ......nothing can change this .....also, if you visit Kerala just once , you will believe that what is aid about Kerala is 100% true.

Answer 4

KERALA STATE in India is widely called as GODS OWN COUNTRY. (Its been predicted as Gods own Country by a seer lived long back, forseen that a great spiritually enlightened person would take place in Kerala in 20th century and people would worship him as God. Also Nostradamus(an astrologer lived in the 16th century in France) who also made some prophecies about this enlightned person as he would take birth at a place where 3 seas meet together , and of course Kerala is been surronded by 3 occeans.Thus the name came as Gods own country.)

Kerala, the land of rivers and backwaters is a green strip of land, in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. Kerala is a state with full literacy, Higher Health care and lower mortality ratio. In Kerala you experience freshness and touch of mother earth every where. No wonder keralites call their State "God's Own Country".

The National Geographic magazine has named Kerala as one of the ten Paradises Found in the world!

The Kerala State Tourism Department has rightly named our state The God's Own Country. Kerala means the land of coconuts. And boy! we do have coconuts, arecanuts and also nuts like me in abundance!

Kerala  is a state in Southern India, famous for its culture, spices, beaches and backwaters. It is also one of the most literate and prosperous states in India. Malayalees call their state "God's own country" and it is blessed with abundant greenery, tropical forests, a fertile coastal plain, fishing, tourism and a relatively stable political situation.

Myth has it that Kerala was created by Parasurama (an avatar of God) when he tossed his axe dripping with the blood of his mother, over the Western Ghats Mountain into the sea. He was asked to decapitate his mother by his father over an allegation of adultery. Parasurama chopped off his mother's head and this pleased his father so much that he granted him any wish he wanted. He promptly asked for his mother to be brought back to life and it was granted. However Parasurama felt so bad after this that he tossed his favorite weapon to the sea and renounced violence once and for all. However the sea which is depicted as a Goddess didn't want to receive the spooky axe and receded creating the land of Kerala.

Answer 5

The 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 Malayalis, thus refer to their land as Keralam.

Answer 6

I think it must be beautiful but I always thought it was just a tourism attraction to call it that. So your other answerer says that is the meaning of the word 'Kerala' .  Cool! I never knew that.

After all, all land belongs to God and there are plenty of holy tirthas in India which are very much God's own land.

Answer 7

Because of its natural beauty.