Want to know the truth about Kerala....

Dear KL members,

I am from Karnataka and need some clarifications on the state of Kerala...

Kindly answer me...

1. Are there equal number of women and men in Kerala?

2. Is Kerala a matrirachal society, in the sense that women are the masters of the home and not men like in other places?

3. Is the 100% literacy claim TRUE ot just a govt propogation and you still have any illiterates?

Thanks in advance for you replies...


NKumar

hi,

as a keralite let me try to clarify your quiries
1.officially YES. but we still have a lot of eligible boys seeking for girls and vice versa.
2. NO. we believe in diplomacy ,taking decisions together by discussing each other .because women are also much educated and open and able to handle the situations bravely. some time this cause problems though.....
3. YES ...absolutly... we are proud of it

i appreciate your interest in kerala. its a beautiful plce Do visit sometime

I hope these questions still applies.
1. Are there equal number of women and men in Kerala?
Census wise, there are more women in kerala than men. It could be (not sure, nagaland always have a competition with us in many areas), the only state in India where there are more women than men.
2. Is Kerala a matrirachal society, in the sense that women are the [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]masters[/color][/color] the home and not men like in other places?
This is partially correct. In olden days, women's family had more importance. Once you get married, the husband had to come and live with the wife in her house. Since those were the days of joint family, it was the Maternal Uncle who would run the family. Women were given a great deal of power and importance. There are still some section of Malayali society where this is followed.. But not to the extent that was there earlier. As stated in the earlier post, today women and men are given equal importance (at least theoritically).
3. Is the 100% literacy claim TRUE ot just a govt propogation and you still have any illiterates?

It is 100% true and we're really proud of it. Every person, though he wouldn't have passed 1st standard, he would definitely know how to read a newspaper. A very important part of every malayali's life. You would be surprised to see that the old un-educated men in kerala are more opinionated about various issues in politics and world than their counterparts througout the counntry.

cheers,
rekhat