The Kerala Day is also known as Kerala Piravi Day. On 1st November, annually, this day is celebrated. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth of the Kerala state as the state was founded on 1st November in the year 1956.
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Prior to 1956, Kerala was divided into four regions of Malabar, Travancore, Cochin and South Canara (Kasaragod region).
Cochin Kingdom
The Kingdom of Cochin was made up of land in the heart of what is now Kerala. It was once dominated by Zamorin. Then, around the years 1500, Portuguese dominance in the region increased. During their rule, the Portuguese built many fortresses. One of the most important Portuguese fortresses is Fort Manuel. After the Anglo-Dutch War of the year 1800, the British East India Company conquered the area.
Region of Malabar
The Malabar region was governed by the Kingdoms of Arakkal, Zamorin, and Valluvanad. Tipu Sultan later captured this region. The British East India Company took over the Malabar region from him after the Mysore War. It was originally attached to the Bombay Presidency before being replaced by the Madras Presidency.
Cochin Travancore State
Cochin Travancore was a short-lived state. It existed between the years 1949 -1956. It was created by the merger of Cochin and Travancore. Thiruvananthapuram was the capital. In Cochin and Travancore, Mappila Muslims rebelled against the Hindu Zamindar and British Raj and made demands of political rights. After independence in the year 1949, Cochin-Travancore was founded as its own state.
Aikya Kerala Movement
United Kerala means Aikya Kerala. After independence, the movement became active in this area and a push was made to reorganize Kerala based on the spoken language.
After the establishment of Kerala, the Communist Party-led government came to power in the year 1957. E.M.S. Namboodiripad founded the government and became one of India?s earliest communist governments.
Mahe, a coastal town, was under French control until the 1950s. It was then incorporated into the Puducherry Union Territory.
