Celebrate Kerala Piravi on November 1! Commemorate the unification of Malayalam-speaking regions and embrace Kerala 's rich cultural heritage, language , and literary legacy with vibrant festivities and educational activities. Malayalam (മലയാളം, Malayāḷam, [mɐlɐjaːɭɐm] ⓘ) [a] is a Dravidian language , primarily spoken by the Malayali people, native to the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district). Kochi: By writing 'machan,' a word commonly used in and around Kochi, Mayor M Anilkumar on Wednesday flagged off the Hortus ‘padayatra', an initiative celebrating locally used words and expressions from across Kerala . The padayatra, which translates to a march of words, seeks to compile unique ... Malayalam is a rich and vibrant language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Kerala, with a substantial presence in the Lakshadweep islands and among the Malayali diaspora worldwide. On May 23, 2013, Malayalam was officially recognized as a Classical Language by the Government of India.
