Difference Between Kerala and Tamilnadu

1. What is the difference between Kerala and Tamilnadu?
2. Which is better Kerala or Tamil Nadu?
3. Is Tamil and Malayalam same?
4. Was Kerala part of Tamilnadu?
5. Is Tamilnadu a poor state?
6. Why Kerala is better than Tamil Nadu?
7. Is Tamilnadu rich?
8. Is Tamil older than Malayalam?
9. Is Tamil spoken in Kerala?
10. Is Malayalam a dying language?
11. Can malayalis understand Tamil?
12. Is Malayalam a tough language?

What is the difference between Kerala and Tamilnadu?

Kerala is located in the South-western region of India, whereas Tamilnadu is situated in the southern most part of the country. Malayalam is the predominant language in the state of Kerala whereas Tamil is the predominant language in the state of Tamilnadu. ... Tamilnadu occupies a total area of 50,216 square miles.

Which is better Kerala or Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu has been adjudged the second best governed State in the country after Kerala. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are ranked third and fourth respectively (in large State category) in terms of governance, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Bengaluru on Friday.

Is Tamil and Malayalam same?

Tamil is very different from Malayalam although they do share some vocabularies since they belong to Dravidian Family. Grammatically speaking, Tamil is much more closer to Kannada and Telugu than Malayalam. ... So verb conjugations in Malayalam is easy and also very different from other dravidian languages.

Was Kerala part of Tamilnadu?

They united to form the state of Thiru-Kochi in 1949. The Malabar region, in the northern part of Kerala, had been a part of the Madras province of British India, which later became a part of the Madras State post-independence.
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Is Tamilnadu a poor state?

In terms of poverty alleviation, Tamil Nadu is only one of eight states that recorded poverty reduction at a rate higher than the all India average. The state's per capita income - Rs. 1,43,547 at current prices (2015 - 16) - is about 70 per cent of the all India average and is the third highest among large states.

Why Kerala is better than Tamil Nadu?

Although the landscape may be similar to Sri lanka, Kerala would be relatively a better option than Tamil Nadu as there are more tourist options such as backwaters, beaches, palaces, cultural programes, spice plantation visits and elephant reserves.

Is Tamilnadu rich?

The economy of Tamil Nadu is the second-largest state economy in India with ₹20.54 trillion (US$290 billion) in gross domestic product with a per capita GDP of ₹243,189 (US$3,400). It ranks 11th among all Indian states in human development index.

Is Tamil older than Malayalam?

Malayalam is older than Tamil. Tamil broke away from proto-Dravidian. Malayalam emerged from the original proto-Dravidian and gave birth to Old Sanskrit. Malayalam later became 75 per cent New Sanskrit.

Is Tamil spoken in Kerala?

The dialect of Tamil spoken today in the district of Palakkad in Kerala has a large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been influenced by Malayalam syntax and also has a distinct Malayalam accent.

Is Malayalam a dying language?

Unlikely, at least in the foreseeable future. Malayalam has 38 million native speakers. That is a huge number - there are only 34 countries with a larger population, and only 33 languages have more native speakers.

Can malayalis understand Tamil?

Statistics say that 5.65% of Tamil Nadu population speak Telugu whereas only 1.01% of undivided Andhra population speak Tamil. So, Tamils are way ahead in learning other languages. As a Keralite, I agree with that.
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A Keralite can do it, but not a Tamil. Why?

Is Malayalam a tough language?

Google admits Malayalam(official language of Kerala State) to be the toughest language in India. It is both difficult to learn and speak as compared to any other language in India. It might be the second toughest language in the world after Chinese. It belongs to the dravidian family.