#State of Kerala

[peaches2217]

Me, half an hour ago: Hm. I'd like to give Daisy a surname for my 'verse! Maybe something Hindi-inspired, because Sarasaland is named after a sort of fabric originally imported from India, right? Lemme see…

Me now, fifteen tabs deep into the intricacies of caste and occupation and how they effect given and surnames in the Malayalam language: I have to get this right or God will smite me where I stand

[astrophilic-soul]

My Home State: Tamil Nadu

Indian State OC Series (1/~5)

Some Headcanons below :)

She's very talkative, if she recognizes you, she will almost immediately rope you into a conversation

She's generally pretty lax but if she gets angry, she gets angry

Her and Kerala talk in Tamil and Malayalam pretty interchangeably to the point you aren't even sure which language they're speaking because it's so mixed

She speaks old Tamil sometimes and some people look at her strange when she says a word they've only heard used in old poems/books

She almost always has her hair tied, for traditional reasons but also for convenience

Her hair is thick and it's really wavy

Her accents switches a lot, swinging from one to another pretty smoothly.

She's a very traditional medicine person, she does believe in going to the doctor for fixing bigger problems but for things like common colds, she usually turns to traditional remedies.

She believes in astrology to a certain degree, if someone asks her why she's doing something risky, she'll pull a 'it's a good day in ____ religion because ___!' or if someone asks her why she's not going somewhere? The same thing except how it's a cursed day

She's really into dance as well as classical dance. She often participates in cultural events/festivals/competitions

She also sings and plays a lot of classical instruments!

She's stubborn and fights back when met with opposition. This often turns into a strength or a weakness depending on the circumstances

Note: Tamil isn't the only language spoken in Tamil Nadu! They're quite a lot of tribal languages and I definitely think she knows them too!

[quatregats]

The real question is how well I'd do on India

[ahalya25]

some desi posters

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[reasoningdaily]

Fox News: India racing to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak as hundreds are tested in Kerala state

Health officials in India are racing Thursday to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus, which has already killed two and carries a fatality rate the World Health Organization says is as high as 75%. 

Around 800 people have been tested over the last few days in the country’s southern Kerala state, with two adults and a child placed in a hospital after receiving a positive diagnosis, according to Reuters. 

"We are testing human beings... and at the same time experts are collecting fluid samples from forested areas that could be the hotspot for the spread," Veena George, the state’s health minister, told the news agency. "We are in a stage of hypervigilance and detection." 

Public offices, government buildings and religious institutions have been shuttered in parts of the region as samples of bat urine, animal droppings and half-eaten fruit were taken from the village where the first victim lived, Reuters also reports. 

Health workers wearing protective gear shift people who have been in contact with a person infected with the Nipah virus to an isolation center at a government hospital in Kozhikode, in India's Kerala state, on Thursday. (AFP via Getty Images)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes the Nipah virus as being zoonotic — meaning that it can be transmitted from animals to people — and that fruit bats are the primary carriers of it in nature. 

"Nipah virus is also known to cause illness in pigs and people," the CDC says, adding, "Infection with NiV is associated with encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and can cause mild to severe illness and even death." 

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Nipah virus fatality rate is estimated at 40% to 75%, but that it can "vary by outbreak depending on local capabilities for epidemiological surveillance and clinical management." 

"Infected people initially develop symptoms including fever, headaches, myalgia (muscle pain), vomiting and sore throat," WHO also said. "This can be followed by dizziness, drowsiness, altered consciousness, and neurological signs that indicate acute encephalitis. Some people can also experience atypical pneumonia and severe respiratory problems, including acute respiratory distress. Encephalitis and seizures occur in severe cases, progressing to coma within 24 to 48 hours." 

Residents fix a sign reading "Nipah containment zone" to prevent the spread of Nipah virus in India's Kerala state on Wednesday. (Reuters)

The CDC says the virus is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or humans and their bodily fluids, or by eating food products that have been contaminated by animals. 

Staff members install a sign reading, "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited," at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in the Kozhikode district of India's Kerala state on Tuesday. (Reuters)

[big-newshouse]

BJP Announces Statewide Protests Against ‘Mafia Rule’ in Kerala #BJPKerala #KSurendran #CPMExposed #KeralaPolitics #AshaWorkersProtest #LDFCorruption #BJPProtest #PoliticalDebate #KeralaGovtCrisis #CPMCrisis

[balrogballs]

I’m not saying I set my Silmarillion Postcolonial AU in Calicut, Kerala (as in, the non Oxford bits) just to show off the photos I’ve taken there across the years, but I’m not saying it didn’t influence the choice…

below photos aren’t mine but illustrates exactly what Comrade Maedhros meant when he explained how Kerala’s startling, romanticised and somewhat over-the-top Communist aesthetic is not the Soviet austerity fanclub people imagine it to be, but is in reality just well-meaning, grassroots, somewhat milquetoast bread and butter socialism dressed up in a Lenin hat 😭

[cgnnin]

Kerala Lottery Results: 4 फरवरी, 2025 के लिए Sthree Sakthi SS-453 विजेता जल्द ही; प्रथम पुरस्कार 75 लाख रुपये!

केरल लॉटरी STHREE SAKTHI SS-453 का परिणाम मंगलवार, 4.2.2025 को, लाइव अपडेट: केरल राज्य लॉटरी विभाग STHREE SAKTHI SS-453 लकी ड्रॉ के परिणाम मंगलवार, 4 फरवरी को दोपहर 3 बजे घोषित करेगा। ड्रॉ तिरुवनंतपुरम में बेकरी जंक्शन के पास स्थित गोर्की भवन में होगा। प्रथम पुरस्कार विजेता को 75 लाख रुपये दिए जाएंगे, जबकि दूसरे और तीसरे पुरस्कार क्रमशः 10 लाख रुपये और 5,000 रुपये हैं। निष्पक्षता और पारदर्शिता…

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Kerala Lottery Result Today Win Win W 807 : Check Winning Numbers (03-02-2025)

Kerala Lottery Result , The much-awaited Kerala Lottery Win Win W 807 results are finally out! If you’ve been eagerly waiting to see if you’re one of the lucky winners, the time has come. Every Monday at 3 PM, the Kerala State Lottery Department conducts the Win-Win lucky draw, and today is no different. The first prize winner will take home a whopping ₹75 lakh! Let’s dive into the details and…

[quatregats]

I have returned! Review of Kerala: 11/10, damn they didn't lie it really does go that hard

[rightscoop]

'Southern states dominate': Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu lead India's spending surge

South India is outperforming the rest of the country in monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE), according to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 released on Friday. Five southern states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka) reported MPCE levels significantly higher than the national average. In Kerala, rural households spend Rs 6,611 per month,…

[neosciencehub]

Kerala proposes Arts-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children with the support of Unicef

Kerala proposes Arts-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children with the support of Unicef @neosciencehub #artsbasedtheraphy #Unicef #KSDMA #traumatizedchildren #Sciencenews #neosciencehub

Unicef and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) have partnered to offer arts-based psychosocial care in addition to conventional forms of therapy and care, in a first-of-its-kind effort to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of children traumatized by natural disasters or other crises. After the Wayanad landslides, the two organizations offered children in relief…