Kerala – Districts and Their Historical & General Knowledge Importance
Kerala – Districts and Their Historical & General Knowledge Importance 1.Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Capital city of Kerala. Famous for Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – world’s richest temple. Centre of early political movements, social reforms (Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyankali). Houses Technopark, India’s first and largest IT park. Thiruvananthapuram – Extra GK Facts History & Heritage Travancore rulers modernized Kerala – built dams, schools, hospitals. Marthanda Varma (1706–1758) known as Maker of Modern Travancore. British Resident’s official residence: Kowdiar Palace. Sri Chitra Art Gallery – rare collection of Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings. Napier Museum – Indo-Saracenic architecture, houses historic artifacts. Kanakakkunnu Palace – cultural hub of Kerala, built by Travancore kings. Geography & Environment Area: ~2,192 km². Coastline: ~78 km. Highest point: Agasthyakoodam (1,868 m) in Western Ghats – famous for rare herbs. Neyyar Dam & wildlife sanctuary ...