Kerala’s Birthday – November 1st
Today is Kerala Piravi, or Kerala Formation Day. Kerala was made a state in the Indian Union on November 1, 1956. The state was also called Travancore-Cochin. It was only more than two decades later that Kasargod was added to Kerala from the South Canara District of Karnataka.
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, too, celebrate their birthdays on the same day. Karnataka was formed in 1973 and Andhra Pradesh in 1953. Parts of Andhra used to belong to the erstwhile Madras State. In 1956, Hyderabad and Telengana regions were added to form the present state.
November 1st, 2009 in
Events India, Indian History, Kerala History | tags: Kerala Formation Day, Kerala Piravi, November 1
