Health is another sector where Kerala has made tremendous progress and now the infant mortality rate is 1.3 per cent and Kerala is all set to achieve zero population growth soon. 37 per cent of the total funds are spent on education and health.

The merger of three regions with distinct identities, namely Travancore, Cochin and Malabar, formed Kerala. They were independent regions when India achieved independence.

Independent India integrated Travancore and Cochin to form Travancore-Cochin State on 1st of July 1949. Under the state reorganisation act of 1956, Malabar was merged with this entity and the present form took shape.

The people are friendly and are always ready to engage you in a debate,be it political or on any other topic. Left ideologies are very strong. In 957, the coalition led by Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad achieved the distinction of heading the first elected communist government in India.

The land reforms initiated by his government were an important operational input in the process of building the modern day Kerala.

Kerala posses one per cent of the total landmass of India, and three per cent of the total population.

The economy depends heavily on agriculture and fishing. 47 per cent of the bank deposits in Kerala are from those working abroad, and precisely this money from outside is the real sustaining factor of the economy. Kerala economy is termed as money order economy as it concentrates mainly on providing human resources.

Due to the absence of major industrialization, Kerala exploits the potential of its vast human resources. It has one of the largest migrant populations in India. They number about 1.4 million. And the most favorite destinations are Middle East and Saudi Arabia.

Economists studying the so-called development model of Kerala praise it for the achievements in the social sector with considerably little resources.