Portal:Kerala/DYK/Archive
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This is a selection of articles on Wikipedia that appeared on the Kerala Portal's "Did you know..." section. (Archives are in sets of approximately 50 items each)
- ...that in parts of the Kerala Backwaters the paddy fields are at a lower level than the water in canals, held back by dikes?
- ...that a song sequence in Ananthabhadram, a film by Indian director Santhosh Sivan, was inspired by classical Kathakali dancing and paintings of Raja Ravi Varma?
- ...that Chemmeen, a popular Malayalam novel, was made into a colour Cinemascope film, one of the first in Malayalam film industry?
- ...that Hortus Malabaricus (cover page pictured), the earliest printed treatise on the flora in Asia, contains the first instances of Malayalam types being used for printing?
- ...that Saddam Beach in the Indian state of Kerala was given its name by local Muslim villagers after the Gulf War of 1991 in solidarity with former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein?
- ...that the Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located around the Periyar reservoir formed by the backwaters of the Mullaperiyar dam?
- ...that Yuktibhasa, written by Indian astronomer Jyeshtadeva, is considered to be the first mathematical treatise on calculus?
- ...that the Mahé River in India was nicknamed the "English Channel" because it separated British-ruled Thalassery from French-ruled Mahé?
- ...that the Cheraman Juma Masjid, the oldest mosque in India, was originally constructed in traditional Hindu architectural style?
- ...that the film crew of actress Revathi's directorial debut Mitr, My Friend was entirely composed of women?
- ...Kerala is referred to as God's own country
- ...Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize winning novel The God of Small Things is set in Kerala.
- ...that Kuttanad in Kerala, is India's only region below sea level?
- ...that the Malayalam movie Moonnamathoral was the first high-definition film to be digitally distributed to theatres via satellite?
