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Updated the etymology of the word "Malabar" based on William Logan's "Malabar Manual" (1887). Changed "Malayalam" to "Dravidian" as Logan described the word "mala" as a Dravidian term, not specifically Malayalam. Check Logan's book for verification. Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
The paragraph I deleted seemed to be very suspicious and misleading. On the face of it, it is most likely the work of right wing elements spreading their propaganda about Muslims taking over the state. The reference that was cited DID NOT HAVE ANY FIGURES OR DATA ON THE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STATE. It is a vital statistics report that only deals with births and deaths. Tags: Reverted references removed Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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'''Religion in [[Kerala]]''' is diverse. According to 2011 [[census of India]] figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are [[Hindus]], 26.56% are [[Muslims]], 18.38% are [[Christians]], and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion.<ref name="censusindia2011religion">{{cite web |title=Population by religious communities – Census of India |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|access-date=26 August 2015
The historical legends regarding the origin of Kerala are Hindu in nature. Kerala produced several saints and movements. [[Adi Shankara]] was a religious philosopher who contributed to Hinduism and propagated the philosophy of [[Advaita]]. [[Hindus]] represent the biggest religious group in all districts except [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]], where they are outnumbered by Muslims.<ref name="thehindu1" /> Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors.<ref name="thehindu1" /><ref name="2018data">{{Cite web |title=Annual Vital Statistics Report – 2018, Page Number 92 |url=http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/Vital_Statistics/data/vital_statistics_2018.pdf |access-date=2020-09-29 |publisher=Government of Kerala, Vital Statistics Division Department of Economics & Statistics Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> In comparison with the rest of India, Kerala experiences relatively little [[sectarianism]].<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Heller P |title=Social capital as a product of class mobilization and state intervention: Industrial workers in Kerala, India |publisher=[[University of California]] |pages=49–50 |date=4 May 2003 }}</ref>
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