KOTTAYAM is a land of unique characteristics. Bordered by the lofty Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanand on the west‚ it is the only district in Kerala that neither shares a border with neighboring states nor with Arabian Sea. The city of Kottayam is called "Akshara Nagari" considering it’s contribution to print media and literature. It is also called the land of LATEX‚ LETTERS‚ LAKES & LEGENDS. Kottayam can claim many firsts to it’s credit LAND OF LETTERS
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provide basic infrastructure facilities.The tourism traffic to Kerala shows an increasing trend over the past few years. The total tourism inflow to Kerala is about 50 lakhs during 1977 and which is 13% more than the previous year. Foreign tourist arrival is about 1082 lakhs. Kerala Government is working on a strategy to increase the foreign tourist inflow to the tune of 5 lakhs by the turn of the century.The Western Ghats of Kerala with its tropical forest ecosystem provides a natural advantage
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INTRODUCTION Chapter - 1 INTRODUCTION Grand Kerala Shopping Festival‚ often abbreviated as GKSF is an annual shopping event in Kerala. The festival is conducted by Tourism Department in co-ordination with the Industries and Commerce Department‚ Finance Department and Local Self-Government Department. Through this shopping festival‚ the Kerala government aims to transform the State into a hub for international shopping experience and thereby
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Eco Tourism KERALA 1 Shabad Singh ACKNOWLEDGMENTS " This project would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. " I am highly indebted to my teacher Dr. Mamata Bhatnagar for her guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for her support in completing the project. " I would like to express my
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Gujarat Main article: Tourism in Gujarat [pic] [pic] The Palitana temple complex consists of more than 863 temples located on theShatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. Gujarat‚ the seventh largest state in India‚ located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km (longest in India). It is the tenth most popular state in the country for tourists with annual footfall of 18.9 million tourists.[8] Gujarat offers scenic beauty from Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara
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INDIA AND IN KERALA 20 . Introduction By way of substantiating the thesis that the large scale industries and their promotion have proved detrimental to environment‚ a close look at the history and evolution of industrialization is a must. But such a historical account of industrialization is too vast a field for the researcher to look into. It is therefore necessary to limit this enquiry to the area of industrialization in India in general and to industrialization in Kerala in particular
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GAPS in the table & List the sources from where u get the data) – This Table is very IMPORTANT – U need to search In-Depth …Let’s see how god you are at Data screening -Mining :-) IV. Market Research – Individual States (SUNIL: I have done for Kerala & Gujarat. Send me the Rest. - KEEP IT SHORT and don’t forget to put Sources/ references and also you need to check the “artisans” column in the excel sheet above section … there were few mistakes .. Try to cross check from other sources….and also
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is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala‚ India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100‚000. Established in 1866‚ it is the second oldest municipality in the state. Possessing an area of 23.98 km2‚ Thalassery is a town strategically located on the western coast of Kannur district on the Malabar Coast of Kerala. It is 22 km from the district headquarters
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Kerala (English pronunciation: /ˈkerələ/)‚ regionally also Keralam (കേരളം)‚ is a state located in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 per the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38‚863 km2 (15‚005 sq mi) with a population of 33‚387‚677‚ it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and north east‚ Tamil Nadu to the east and south‚ and the Laccadive Sea to the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital
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Onam Onam is one of the most significant festivals of Kerala and is an attraction for thousands of people outside and within the state. All the activities in this season are centered worship‚ music‚ dance‚ boat races and good food. This festival is celebrated in the Malayalam month Chingam (ending of August and beginning of September) Onam is a harvest festival and celebrates the reward of nature after a year of hard work. The merry-making of the festival includes an elaborate procession of Trichur
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