Blurb for ST-3: Kerala
Sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Lakshadweep Sea, Kerala was formed in 1956 by combining the Malayalam-speaking regions of Travancore, Malabar and South Canara. The Malabar Coast has always been the gateway to the subcontinent as not only ships, but other civilizations reached out to the subcontinent across the Arabian Sea.