“The name of our state is Keralam in the Malayalam language. States were formed based on language on November 1, 1956. Kerala Day is also on November 1," he said. "The need to unite Kerala for ...

BENGALURU: At a time when the state government is facing brickbat over its proposed bill to provide reservation to Kannadigas in jobs at private establishments, the Karnataka government through ...

It was a demand during the freedom struggle to form a united Kerala State for all Malayalam-speaking people,” he said. “But under the first schedule of the Constitution, the state’s name was ...

It is not only states but several cities have also been renamed in the last few years or so. The name of the ‘Rajahmundry’ city in Andhra Pradesh was amended to ‘Rajamahendravaram’ in 2017.

In 1956, a state for Malayalam speakers was eventually formed. The original name of the state in its language was Keralam. It was changed to Kerala in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.