How Are The Living Conditions and Standards of Living in Kerala Different From That of Other States in India

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ApoorvKumarChaudhary,Keralaismysecondhomesince2012.
WrittenNov11,2015
I'lltrytogiveanoutsider'sview,andaviewmuchdifferentfromothers.
People,inmodernKerala,canbedividedintobroadlytwocatagoriesMalayalisand
migrantlabours.(Forthepurposeofthisanswer,IamignoringWhiteCollarmigrantslike
studentsandworkingprofesionals.)
First,theMalyalis:
1.Uniformlivingconditions:KeralacouldbeconsideredtobeacityontheWestern
coast.Thelivingconditions,typeofhouses,culturecouldbeconsideredalmostsamewith
fewvariationshereandthere.Thecultureinvillagesisnotverydifferentfromcities,as
villageshavemostlyallfacilitieswhichcitieshave.
2.Asotheranswershavestated,mostlyallhousesarePuccahouseswithtoilets,all
villagesandtownsareconnectedbyPuccaroads,thereisalmost100%
electrificationwithnoscarcityofelectricity.
3.Oneoftheproblemspeoplefaceincitiesistrafficcongestionduetorelatively
narrowerroads.RoadsinKeralaarewellmaintained,butverynarrowwhen MoreRelatedQuestions
comparedtootherstates.
4.KeraliteshaveatendencytogoforonlywhitecollarjobsinKerala,whichiswhythe QuestionStats
statehastheoneofthehighestpercentageofunemployedgraduatesinIndia.
OncethemostliteratestateinIndia,Keralafacesaseriouscrisisineducation 32Followers
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don'twishtotakeupbluecollarjobs.
5.Finally,thestatehasveryhighpoliticisationthanmanyofthestates.Everyproblem Edits
isatleasttakencareof,thoughattimes,italsoprovestobeahurdleforinfrastructure
development.YouwillalsofindKeralitestobequiteawareabouttheissuesinIndiaand
theWorld.
Now,theMigrantLabours:
KeralaishighlydependentonMigrants.Infact,1in10peopleinKeralaarefromoutside.
1..Migrantlaboursusuallyliveinpatheticlivingconditions,whencomparedto
generalpopulation.Yet,theconditionsarebetterthanwhattheotherstatescanprovide.
Also,thewagestheyrecievearelowerthanlocalpopulation,andtheymostlydo
nothavebenefitsofinsuranceandthelike.Thegovernmentistakinganeffortto
reachouttothissectionofsociety,whichisnotverycommoninotherstates.
Keralawillleadtheway:Anewlegislationformigrantlabourerssoon
2.Thereisverylowracismagainsttheoutsiders,especiallypeoplefromNE,when
comparedtoDelhiandotherNorthIndianstates.However,thismightchangeinashort
timewithincreasingnumberofcrimesbeinglinkedtothemigrants.Spurtin
crimesinvolvingmigrantworkersrattlesKerala
Theroleofcivilsocietyislaudableinthisregard,withinitiativeslikeThanksBhai
campaign.
ThanksBhaibyAndrineMendez
3.ThesocialevilsaremorevisibleamongtheMigrants.WhenIcameherethreeyearsago,
thebeggingandchildlabourwasalotlessprevelant.Therehavebeenallegationsof
ChildTraffickinginrecentpastandthesituationisnotgoodwithanumberofNepaliand
Northeasternchildrenworkinginshops.BeggarsfromoutsideKeralaarebecominga
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commonsightinthecities.
Keralamigrantsinthelandofexpatriates
Inconclusion,IwouldsaythatlivingconditionsofgeneralpopulationisgoodinKerala,
whencomparedtootherstates.Yet,thereisascopeforimprovement,speciallyamongthe
bluecollarmigrantlabours.
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VincenMathai,TypicalstereotypedMallu
WrittenNov2,2015
Thisismyhomeinmyancestralvillage.ItmaylookpalatialtononKeralites,buttomost
Keralites,especiallythoseintheTravancoreregion,thisisacommonsight.Myhomeis
notconsideredaluxuriousassetasitisbelowthe3000sq.ft.limitassetbythe
panchayat.
SaneeshPillaiandSalamRahmaniacgavemostoftheimportantdifferencesbetween
Keralaandotherstateswhenitcometolivingconditions.
OnethingIhavenoticedinthetimeIspentinotherstatesofIndia,isthesheerlackof
basictoiletsandpresenceofpeoplepoopingpublicly.ToanyMalayalianysuchsightis
unbearableasweareusedtohavingatleastatoiletinourhome.Myparentswhenthey
visitedmycollegeNITW,theywereaghastbythepilesofhumanexcrementlyingaround
myhostelthatwereleftbehindbytheconstructionworkerswhowerelivinginthee
temporaryslums.
Nowcomingtotheslums,inKeralayouwillneverseesuchatravesty.Themigrant
labourersdon'tmakeshantiesandrathertheystayinverysmallhousesthataregivenout
onrent.ThoughcitiesinKeraladon'thaveplacessuchasSelectCityWalkofDelhiorthe
AntillaofMumbai,wewillseethatthethedifferencebetweentherichestsectionsandthe
poorestsectionsareminimal,relativelyspeaking.
Alsothesameisseenwhenyoumovefromthecitytothevillage.Thepeoplewholiveinthe
ruralareashavecomparablelivestothosewholiveintheurbanareas.Unlikehowitisin
Kerala,inMaharashtraandAndhraPradeshonceyouleavethecity,youwillseethestark
differenceinhowthelivingconditionsareforthepeople.InKeralaallthevillagesare
stronglylinkedtominiurbanareasthatarediffusedacrossthestate,thusensuringthat
thevillageshaveasteadysourceofbothurbanandruralpleasures.
Apanaromicviewofmyvillage
MyhomeasshownatthestartofthisanswershowshowdifferentistherurallifeofKerala
fromthatseenintherestofIndia.Youcancometomyvillage,andwillbegenuinely
surprisedasmyvillage
isnotevenontheGoogleMaps,
hasnoshop,
Hasnomobilerechargecentre,
hasonlyoneinternetproviderthatisBSNL,
Hasonlytwostrongmobileoperators,
Hasnotransportservicessuchasautoorbuses.
Ifyouseetheaboveimage,youcanseethatmyhomeismarkedinredandyoucanalso
noticethelackofanyidentifiablelandmarks.Butunlikethevillagesoftheotherstates,my
villageisjust2kmawayfromthenearesttown,whichishighlightedintheimage.That
townhasthestateHighwaythatwasespeciallymadeforthesabarimalapilgrimage,
panchayatHQ,hospital,shops,busstand,autostand,abigmarket,bankATMs,
cooperativebanks,smallbakeriesandrestaurants,smalljewellerystore,anApeand
Nissanshowroomsetc.
Thetemplefestivalwith30elephantsatOmallor,whichisthetownconnectedtomy
ancestralvillage.Seeingtheseanyelephantsisanormalsightforus.MalayalisP
ThisconceptofconnectedtownvillageisseenacrossthestateofKerala,ensuringthatthe
ruralpeoplearenotlivingthetypicallifeoneusuallylinkswithastereotypicalvillagelife,
asseeninmovies.
P.S:Onasidenote,iftheopportunityariseswegettouseelephantstoclearoutour
vegetablegardenandcoconutgrovethatareusuallyfoundbehindourhomes.Wepaythe
mahoutsfortheirtimeandprovideallthecoconutleavestotheelephantswhowould
happilyputitinhisorher(yes,weusegenderspecificpronounsforelephantsinKerala
aswelovethemverymuch)mouthandmovesontothenextjob.
P.P.S:Manyofthecommentatorsarethinkingthatmyhouseisaluxuriousone.Iwilllike
toreiteratethatitisn't.Itisonlyhasafloorareaof2800sq.ftwhichis200sq.ftbelow
theluxuriousresidencelimitsetbythevillagepanchayat.Theimageasitistakenfr...
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NanduAditya,ThefabledMalayali
WrittenNov2,2015
Thereisnotmuchleftformetoanswer,almostallpointshavebeenalreadymentionedin
thepreviousanswers.
HereisonemajordifferenceIfoundbetweenKeralaandotherstates:Thereareno
Hijra(transgenders)begginginKerala.
ToreallyunderstandthedifferenceyouhavetotravelbytrainfromKeralatootherstates.
OnceyoucrossKeralaborderthesepeoplewillcomeclapandputtheirhandsinyour
pocketandtakemoney.IhaveseentheminmytraveltoTamilnadu,Bangalore,Pune,
Nagpureverywhereelse,exceptinKerala.
IamcurrentlylivinginNorthIndia,lastweekduringKarvaChouththeycameand
collectedmoneyfromeveryone.Myfriendsaidthatwhenachildisborntoyoutheywill
cometoyourhouseandaskformoney.AndmostpeoplepaybecausetheyfearHijrascan
putcurseonyou.
IsupposetheyareabsentinKeralabecauseKeraliteswontpaythembecauseofthelargely
rationalistpopulationanddon'tfeartheircursingabilities.
KarthikaKrishnakumar,TheMalayaleeKutti.
UpdatedFeb23
LivingconditionsandstandardsofKerala.Ohboy!
IstayedinatownnamedNorthParavoorwhichislikeanhourandhalffromErnakulam
foralmost8yearsofmylife.
Yesatown.Atownwithit'sownmunicipalitywellawayfromthehustlebustleofthecity.
Hereyouwouldseemostofthehousesbuiltinsimilarfashionastheoneyoucanseein
VincenMathai'sanswer.Almosteveryonehas2storiedhouses.SoIthinklivingcondition
wisewearewelloff.
14CBSESchoolsalongwith4governmentschools.YesIstudiedinaCBSEschool(which
myChennaiclassmateswerenotabletobear:P).Theseschoolsdeliveredgoodresultwith
almost90%withdistinction.MyplaceorassuchKeralainsistsonhavingreallygood
education.Ifoneisn'tabletoaffordthenstateaidedschoolsgivereallygoodeducationat
aminimalfees.
Lessnoisypeopleweare.Thetownsleepsbyevening67itself,afterwhichyouwon'tfind
peoplewalkingaround.
Webelieveinsimplelifeandthecostoflivingindexisquitelessthancities.Autochargesa
minimumofRs15+theremainingkmscharges.Iremembertravellinglongdistancesand
theamountcamelessthanRs100.
Youwillhardlyfindbeggarsandalsochildlaborersforthatmatter.AndIfeelthe
importanceofeducationisareasonbehindit.
Anotherthingiswehaveallthebasicamenitiesinandaround.Ihavealreadycovered
abouttheschools.Inmytown,therearetwoproperhospitalswheretheygivereallygood
treatment.
MytowncomesinbetweenanationalhighwaywhichleadsonetoSabrimalaKshetram.
Wehavegovernmentandprivatebusstandconnectingtoalmostallthemajorcitieslike
Ernakulam,Kodungallur,Thrissur,Guruvayur,ThiruvananthpuramandKasargod.
ThisisNamboodariAalu.AverywellknownplaceinNorthParavoor.
SandeepIn,IloveIndianEthnicityandculture
WrittenOct29
KeralaisoneofmostdenseconsumerstateinIndia.Weconsumeeverythingwithpride
andpassionlikeFood,Fashion,jewellery,Realestate,Electronics,Automo
bile,Gadgets,Education,Beverages.Thedifferenceismainlybecausethemajorsourceof
incomeisfromoutsideIndia.
Keralitesknownforadaptingfast,understandingothercultures,inheritthebestpartand
importtoKeralaalongwithwealth.
Keralahavealmostallthebestluxuryautomobiledealershipbuttheimportantdifferencei
everfeltgoesbelow
VeeduakaHomeAkamydreamhouse,themostinnovativedesignsarefromKerala
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ortheirlackofinterestincleaningthesurroundings.Sotheytrytobesafeby
playingitsafe.
UnlikeotherstatesbeggingisnotpromotedinKerala.Itisanunderestimated
profession(becausewegivethemmoneytogrowasaprofession).Althoughyou
maysometimefindpeopleingroupsclaimingthemselvescomingfromstateslike
MaharashtraorBiharandbeingtrappedinthestateandneedmoneytotravel
backtotheirhometownbutstilltheyarenotentertainedhere.Andtheyoften
becamethevictimofpolice,againbecausebegginghereisnotajustifiable
profession,althoughtherearesomeexceptions.
AchildbeggingisnotnormalbecauseeventhelessprivilegedfamiliesinKerala
makesurethattheirchildgoestoschool.Anditsthestraightfactwhytheliteracy
rateishighinKerala.In199899,themediannumberofcompletedyearsof
schoolingforallpersonsabovetheageofsixwas7.9inKeralathecorresponding
figureforIndiawas4.0.
Talkingaboutthetrend,keralitesstillhasthetraditionalmindsetandperspective.
Peoplearenotsowesternizedhereyetandtheyfindbeingtraditionalmore
beautiful.ButletmealsomentionthatcitieslikeCochinarehighlyfashionableand
canevengivearacetoothermetrocities.
Therearestreetvendorsandlaborersbutmostlyadultswhoworksandyoumay
sometimefindtheirkidsassistingbutonlyduringweekdaysorso.Andletmeadd
mostofthesepeoplearefromtamilnadu,westBengal,Bihar,Guwahatietc.,who
areexceptionallyhardworkers.Thesepeoplefindworkherebecausethereareless
keraliteswhowantstoworkaslaborasmostofthemareindulgedingulfcountries.
Manypeopleherehavecowsintheirhomeandtheysellthemilktomeettheirbasic
needsandsincethatwouldprobablybetheonlysourceoftheirincomeandhence
theydontleavetheirdomesticanimalsonroads.Now,thebullsoroxaresoldfor
meatalreadyandhencetheywontendupinstreets.Theseoxenarealsoindulgedin
paddyfieldsandyesthereareplentyoflandsinKeralawhichisusedfor
agriculturalpurposes.Youmayalsofindpeoplehavingsmallfarmsintheirhomes
sincemostofthepeoplelovedoingtheirpartinagriculture,asamatteroffactthe
climateisveryfavorableandalsotonoticethatpeoplehavetheirownlandsand
homeshereunlikeothermetrocitieswheremostofthepeoplearelivinginflats,
reasonbeingrapiddevelopment.
AgovernmentschoolinKeralaisverymuchfunctionalandproductiveifcompared
toothernorthernstatesandhencepeopledonthesitatetolearnevenfrom
governmentschools.Now,choosingstateboardorcentralorinternationalsyllabus
ismatterofchoice,moneyandstatus.
Everyonehereconsidersthemselvestobepooriftheycantbuythegoldwhenthe
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MajorityofpeoplehereareinrunforjobsinabroadespeciallyUAE(moneybeing livingstandardsinKeralacomparedtootherstates?
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Politicalpartiesaretheheroesandvillainsatthesametimehere.Increasednumber muchhigherinKeralacomparedtomanyotherIndian
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Idontreallyhavemuchexperiencewiththelawabidingpolicemenoneitherparts
ofthecountry.Butinordertogeneralize(basedonmyexperienceexceptionsare Iskeralathebeststatetoliveintermsofqualityof
alwayspresent)ittendstoseemthatpolicemeninnorthernpartofIndialooks life?
arrogant,ignorantandtoanextentuneducated.Isayuneducatedisbecausewhen
youendupinaconversationorargumentwiththesepolicementheyusealocaland Communism:HowdifferentisKeralafromother
arrogantslangwhichmayalreadymakeyouscareenoughanduncomfortable.It
statetodemocraticallyelectacommunistg...
seemsthatthenorthernpoliceareharsherandignorantcomparedtosouthern
police(Keralapolice).Ihavehadagoodexperienceofjanamaithripoliceand WhyaretherenoKeralabornstreetbeggarsunlike
honestlyIhavebeingtothesestationsinordertoenquireaboutmypassportrelated otherstatesinIndia?
detailsandtheytreatedmewell.Onlysimilaritybetweenthepolicemenofboththe
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partsisthattheybothhavebigfatbellies.Sothepointisamatteroftrustand
apartfromKerala?
comfortwithpolicemenismoreinKeralacomparatively.
Everyperson(menorwomenKerala)herehasathreemostimportantphasesin
lifei.e.settlingingulf(abroad),gettingmarriedandhavingakid.Ifyouarethe
onewiththesethreequalitiesthenyouwillberespectedthemost.Thismakesa
personlessinnovativeandcreativeastheybelievethatgettingajobabroadisthe
biggestdeal.Duetowhichpeopleherearelessbusinessmindedandthestatelackits
development.
LifeinKeralacalmsearlybynight
GivingexceptiontomajorcitiesinKeralaitistobeseenthatby7or8mostofthe
peoplewillbeattheirhome.Majorityofshopswillbeclosedandthecitycalmsearly.
Unlikeotherstate,wherebeingoutat12oclockisalsonormalbutinKeralaitmight
bethrilling.
Theresnowordlikediscounthere
Beitgeneralstores,fishmarket,utensilsorvegetablemarket,hiringataxiorauto
theresnothinglikebargainingoraskingforadiscount.Irememberaninstance
frommychildhoodwhenwewereinavacationtoKerala.Wewereshoppingand
aswepickedupabunchloadofdressesandclothesfromthestorethebillingwas
prepared.Mydadwhowashabituatedwiththenorthernstyleofaskingforthe
discountdidthesamehereaswell.Onthis,theshopkeeperaskedwithawicked
smileonhisface,whereareyoucomingfrom?Wewereallembarrassedthatis
whenmyunclewhocamealongwithussaidthatthereisnothinglikediscounthere.
Theyask,wegivethatisthepolicyhere.Iunderstandthatpeopleherearemore
statusorientedandaskingandfightingforadiscountmayhampertheirdignity.

Ialwaysmentionedcomparativelybecauseitisonlywhencompared,one
statemaylookbetterorelsetheyareallthesamewithprettymuchequally
toughandsmoothlife.
SalamRahmaniac,Rider,Traveller,Photographer,MusicLover
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conditionsinKeralaisverydifferentfromotherstates.
ThemaindifferenceIhavenotedisthatinotherpartsofthecountry,thedevelopmentis
localisedtothecities.Onceyouleavethemaincity,therestpartofthestateispure
villages.However,inKeralathisphenomenonisveryless.Thecitiesaredeveloped,butthe
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LavanyaKurup,CreativeDesign
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Keralaisahighwagesociety(andofcoursehighcost)andthereiscommitmenttosocial
welfareprogramsatgrassrootlevels.Litteringandspittingiscomparativelyverylesswhen
comparedtootherstatesinIndia.Invillages,everyhousewouldhavesomelandaround,
andevenbeforetheonslaughtofplasticbags,ecofriendlycompostingmethodsand
farmingwereinpracticesinceold.Manyfamilieshaveprosperedfindingworkinthe
"Gulf"areaandlivelavishlywiththeirnewfound/mostlyhardearnedwealth,building
mansionsandmore.Thereisequalityformenandwomenalmosteverywhere,andgirlsare
encouragedtostudyandwork.Onalighternote,Thecuriousmalayalistarecanbeabit
unnerving,butingeneralitsharmlessandpeopleliveinharmony.Abouttheabsenceof
cowsunfortunatelybeefeatinghasbecomeafadinthistropicalparadise,whichbeatsall
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1.Keralitestendtosettleawayfromthecity
2.Ourhousesarebiggeraswegetmorelandspaceinthesuburbstoconstructbighouses
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UpdatedApr25 Whoisresponsibleforthehighliteracyratesand
It'sbysheeraccidentthatIhadstumbledonthisquestion.But,nevertheless,mentionof livingstandardsinKeralacomparedtootherstates?
myhomestateKeralaflaredmeupforreasonsIdon'tknow.YouaskhowKeralais
different,I'lltellyouhow: medicaldevelopment?
1.Assomeonesaidinhere,mostKeralitesaretryingtoforwhitecollarjobs.You'llseea Whyistheliteracyrate,HDI,andfemaletomaleratio
highprevalenceofengineeringmedicineaspirantsandamushroomingcoaching muchhigherinKeralacomparedtomanyotherIndian
industry.Inordertofulfillthis,despitemostgovernmentschoolbeingefficient, states?Whatdidtheydodifferent...
KeralitestendtosendtheirkidstoCBSEorICSEschools.Imyselfamaproductofa
CBSEschool.
otherstatesofIndia?
2.Giventhehigheducationalaspirations,you'llfindschoolscompetingveryferociously.
ThereisatleastonehighersecondaryschoolinKeralawithin10kmradius.Besidemy life?
home,therearetwoprimaryschools,onehighschool,acollegeandaresearchfacility.
3.There'sahealthyexistenceofdifferentcommunitiesinharmonyandpeace.Even statesconsideringthefactthatitbecamethefirst
thoughinrecenttimesKeralahaswitnessedtheriseofcommunalpoison,itssecular statetodemocraticallyelectacommunistg...
fabricisverythick.
4.Insteadofabigmetropolisforanentirestate,Keralaisdottedbyurbancentreacross otherstatesinIndia?
thestate.Everydistricthasatleastonesignificanturbantradecenter.Allthecitiesare
wellconnectedandbackwardregionactivelysupported.Inmyowndistrict,thereare WhatstatesinIndiacelebrateNewYearthisday
apartfromKerala?
4bigcitiesandmydistrictisnotevenbig.
5.Themassesarepoliticallyveryconsciousandactive.There'sanactivecultureof
studentpoliticsandTVdebates.Theseareincreasinglybeinginvadedbychannels
suchasTimesNow.
6.LeftismisdeeplyembeddedinmanyofKerala'sinstitution.EventheCongressParty
toesalongthoselines.Thismakesthemassesstressoneconomicalneedsvisavis
socialneeds.
7.KeralaisoneofthefewregionswereBSNLisactuallyprofitable.Thisinitselfspeaks
aboutthetechnologicalpenetrationthatexistshere.
8.KeralahasthehighestcrimerateinIndia.Attheoutlookofthis,Keralamayseemlike
asisterofSomalia.But,Keralaisactuallyverypeacefulandharmonial.The
reasonforhighcrimerateisduetotheefficiencyofKerala'slawandorder
mechanismthattakescognisanceofevensmallmatters.ConvictionrateinKeralais
alsothehighestinIndiamakingthelawandordermechanisminKeralaoneofthe
bestinIndia.
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AnamikaVSS,BeingMallu!!!
UpdatedNov23,2015
PeopleofKeralaaremoderninthoughtandtraditionalbyculture.
ThefirstcompletedigitalstateandnottoforgetthefactthatKeralahasgotthehighest
literacyratiointhecountry
Humandevelopmentindexisthehighestinthecountrytoo.ItissaidthattheHDIof
Keralaishighertothatofevendevelopedcountriesandevenitisdeclaredasthefirstbaby
friendlystatebyWHO.
Keralaisalsointheprocessofbeingthefirstzerohomelessstateofthecountry.
FirststateinIndiatointroduceTransgenderPolicy,benefitingthemtohaveabetterlifein
termsofemployment,educationandhousing.
TheseofareenoughforKeralatobedifferentandbetterfromotherstatesintermsof
standardofliving.
AjuGNair,Indian.
WrittenAug9,2015
therearekidsinthestreetevenifitsveryless..butthethingisthatallofthesekidsare
fromotherstates.sincevastmajorityoftheconstructionworkandotherdayjobsaredone
bynothiesnowadays.ihavenotseenanymalayalikidsbegging.
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NarayananUnni,LivedinseveralplacesinIndia
WrittenJun3 Whoisresponsibleforthehighliteracyratesand
Onepointthatismissedbymostistheaccesstohealthcareanditscost.Allpanchayats
(areacoveredbyalocalselfgovernmentforruralareas,normallywithapopulationbelow HowdoesKeraladifferentfromotherstatesin
50,000)haveadispensary.Inmostplaceseventheprivatehospitalsarecheaperthan medicaldevelopment?
theircounterpartsinotherstates.
AlmostalldeliveriestakeplaceinhospitalsresultinginlowerMaternalMortalityRatio. muchhigherinKeralacomparedtomanyotherIndian
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otherstatesofIndia?
AnuSPillai,Developer,Blogger&TechEntrepreneur life?
WrittenNov9
LetmetellyoumyexperienceandthisisregardingtheKeralaPolice.
IamaKeraliteworkinginMumbai.
InTrivandrum,earlymorningItookmymothertotempleinourcar.Iwas23andjustgot
otherstatesinIndia?
mylicense.Notatallanexpertindriving.Ontopofthatthecarhadsomebatteryissue
andfatherhadadvisednottouseAC/stereoandstopstarttheengineunnecessarily. WhatstatesinIndiacelebrateNewYearthisday
apartfromKerala?
Sowewenttothetempleandwhilereturning,timewasaround10amandtherewasa
morningrush.Trafficwasmovingslowlyandbadluckthecarstopped.Itriedstartingthe
engine23timesandinpanicIreleasedtheclutchtooearlyeverytimeandexhaustedthe
battery.
Sofinallywewerestuckinabusynarrowroadandcreatedatrafficblock.Apoliceman
whowashandlingthetrafficcamerunningandwetoldhimtheissue.Withoutfrowing
andunderstandingthecircumstanceshesinglehandedlypushedthecartoasidesothat
theotherpeoplecanmove.ThenhefoundthatIwasstrugglingtostartthecar,hecalled2
3policemenwhowerestandingontheothersideofroad.Oneofthemgotintothecar
whileothersincludingmepusheditfrombehindandcarwasstarted.Igotintotheseat
meandmothershoweredthemwiththankyousandbadluckagaintheenginestopped.
Withasmileontheirface(andmyfacetoo)werepeatedtheentireprocessonceagainand
finallyreachedhome.
Notonlythepolice,thepeoplewhowerestuckinjamwerecalmanddidn'tshoutor
abuse.Therewereoccasionalhonkingbutnotirritatingones.(theymighthaveabusedme
inmindbutdidntexpressitviolentlyassomeoldpeopleweregivingdirtylooks)
NowletstalkaboutMumbai.HereIhaveseenmanyinstancesofroadragewherepeople
shoutingateachotheronroad.Honkingliketheywanttostartashit.Policeabusing
peopleandviceversa.
Oneincidentwhichhappenedwithmeandmyfriend.Wewerenewtothecityanddidnt
havemuchideaabouttheroadsandreliedonGooglemapsfornavigation.
Weweretravelinginabikefollowingthegooglemapandenteredaflyover(ormaybean
elevatedhighway)wheretwowheelersarenotallowed.Justthentwopolicemenstanding
atthestartoftheflyoverstartedshoutingandcallingusmad@@@hodetcetc.Thatwas
reallyabadexperienceandbeingnewtoacityandtheseincidentsarereally
disappointing.ButMumbaiisagoodcitywithlotofgoodfunlovingpeople.
IfapolicemandidthisinKerala(abusingandshoutingatpeople)hewouldbeinfront
pageofnewspapernextday.
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Anonymous
WrittenAug25
ThereisastarkingdifferencebetweenKeralaandtherestofmoststatesinIndiaincluding
itsimmediateneighbours(whicharealsowelldevelopedstatestoo)andtheseareas
follows:
1.HygieneInthepast20years,IvetravelledwidelyinIndiaandtheressomething
thatyounoticewhenyoutakeatrainorbustriptoKeralawhichyoudontobservein
otherstatestheabsenceofopendefecation(peopledontshitontheroads,insimple
terms).Keralaonawholeisamongthecleaneststatesyouwillcomeacrossinthe
country,thoughitsnotlikeSingaporeorHongKong.
standardoflivinginker AskQuestion
2.PovertyThelevelofpovertyyouseeinthestateisverylessincomparisontoother Read Answer Notifications Aditya
statesandmanystreetbeggars,whicharefarlessinnumberonanaveragearethose
whomigratefromotherregions(evidentfromtheirlanguage).
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3.UniformdevelopmentThisissomethingIhaventnoticedinanyotherstateinIndia
Keralasruralandurbanregionsjustseamlesslyblendintoeachotherandtheres Whoisresponsibleforthehighliteracyratesand
almostanequalqualityoflifeaccessibletothoseinthecitiesaswellassmalltowns livingstandardsinKeralacomparedtootherstates?
andvillages.ThevillagesorpanchayatsinKeralaareactuallynothinglikevillages
youdseeupnorth.Youdneverfindavillagewithoutaccesstowaterorelectricity. medicaldevelopment?
4.EvendistributionofincomeKeralasincomedistributionisthemostevenamongstall
Indianstatesandtherichpoordivideisveryless.Thisprobablyaccountsforthefact muchhigherinKeralacomparedtomanyotherIndian
thattheyhaveverylesspoverty.Keralaspercapitaincomeinsntthehighestinthe states?Whatdidtheydodifferent...
countrybutthatmeandistributionmeansonanaverageMalayalishavethehighest
purchasingpowerandaccountsforwhythehighestpercapitaspendingisinKerala. WhyarethepeopleofKeralasodifferentfromthatof
otherstatesofIndia?
5.LabourcostsThelabourcostsinKeralaareincrediblyhigh(highestinthecountry)
andtheresastrongpresenceoflabourunionsineverynookandcorner.Itcanbe Iskeralathebeststatetoliveintermsofqualityof
life?
almostshockingtosomebodyfromanotherstatethewaythelabourclass(fieldand
constructionlabour)canholdtheupperclassestoransomundoubtedlytheeffectof Communism:HowdifferentisKeralafromother
communism. statesconsideringthefactthatitbecamethefirst
6.HospitalsandSchoolsYoufindineverytownandvillage.Theaccesstogood
education(Keralawasthefirsttointroducefreeprimaryschooleducation)andgood WhyaretherenoKeralabornstreetbeggarsunlike
healthcareallover(bothmidsizedhospitalsandclinics)areoneofthebiggest otherstatesinIndia?
reasonsthestandardoflivingisextremelyhigh.
7.HighlypoliticalandwellreadThefactthatoutsideHindiandEnglishnewspapers,a apartfromKerala?
Malayalamnewspaperisthelargestcirculatingnewspaperinthecountry(forastate
thathasonly3%ofIndiaspopulation)showsthatpeoplearewellawareoftheworld
aroundandhighlypoliticalintheirviews.
AnilkumarNair
WrittenFeb20
SeehumandevelopementindexofKerala.IamaKeralitelivinginMaharashtraforlast3
years.IwasinGujaratandTamilnaduinthepast.ComparedtowholeplacesIknow
Keralaisbesttolive,providedyouhavemoney.
Thenitsallaboutwhatyouwanttolive..foregifyouwantanightlifekeralamaynotbea
rightplace.
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Anonymous
WrittenAug7,2015
Thequestionershouldlearnsomemanners.Whatistheneedofbringingdownstateslike
Tamilnadu,AndhraandOrissa?
Nothingwrongtobeproudofone'sownstate,butinapublicforumlikethisoneshould
behaveproperlyandwithsomedecorumandwisdom.
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