Kerala was
formed with
just five districts:
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Thrissur and Malabar.
Malabar was
divided to form
three more
districts: Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur.
Alappuzha
district was
formed by incorporating
parts of Kottayam and Kollam
districts.
Ernakulam
district was
formed by
carving out areas from Thrissur
and Kottayam districts.
Malappuram
district was
formed by combining areas from Kozhikode
and Palakkad
districts.
Idukki district
was formed by incorporating
areas from Ernakulam and Kottayam
districts.
Wayanad district was formed by incorporating
parts of
Kozhikode and Kannur districts.
Pathanamthitta district was
formed by incorporating
areas from Kollam, Alappuzha and Idukki districts.
Kasaragod was carved out of Kannur district to become Kerala’s 14th district.
The President
gave assent to
a Bill to change
the state's name from ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.
Kerala became the first place in the world where a Communist Party came to power through a democratic election under the leadership of E M S Namboodiripad.
India's first open prison was established at Nettukaltheri in Thiruvananthapuram, with the aim of rehabilitating prisoners.
India's first rocket launch as part of its space programme took place at Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala became the first state in India to introduce a lottery under the state government's initiative.
Asia's first arch dam was built at Idukki.
Justice M Fathima Beevi from Kerala became the first woman in India to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.
Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram became India's first IT park.
Kerala became India's first state to achieve 100% literacy through its literacy campaigns.
Cochin International Airport (CIAL) became the world's first airport to operate entirely on solar power.
Kochi became the first city in India to introduce a Water Metro.
