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Dileep K Nair, the youngest-ever chancellor of India, has won the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation Kerala State award for the year 2016-17 for excellent performance in the field of education. in Trivendurum, Kerala. Currently, he is the Chancellor of the North East Frontier Technical University NEFTU in Arunachal Pradesh. Nair has around 12 years of experience in various Educational Projects in different parts of the country. He is also the founder of The Automobile Society (India) and The Engineer’s Outlook Magazine.

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Syama Sanju has won the Kerala’s first-ever beauty contest for transgenders “Queen of Dhwayah-2017”, which was held at CIAL Convention Centre in Nedumbassery, Kerala. Apart from this, Jaz D’souza was crowned the first runner-up while Harini Chandana came third from among fifteen participants. The Queen of Dhwayah 2017 was organized by Dhwayah Arts and Cultural Society with the aim to draw attention to the third gender in the society and its inclusion.

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Vishu is usually celebrated on April 14, when the Sun transits into the Mesha Raasi, representing vernal equinox.

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Sabarimala temple in Kerala is dedicated to the deity Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shastha and Hariharaputra. Ayyappan is considered to be the lord of Sabarimala, and the temple is one of the most important and popular pilgrimage sites for devotees of Ayyappan. Pilgrims who visit Sabarimala typically observe a strict period of fasting and ritual purification before making the journey to the temple, which is situated on a hilltop in the Western Ghats mountain range.

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V J Mathew has been appointed as the new Chairman of Kerala Maritime Board (KMB). The decision in this regard was taken by the Kerala cabinet. Mathew is the legal adviser to Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited and co-president of the Indian Maritime Association (IMA).

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Kalady in Ernakulam district of Kerala is a birth place of Adi Shankaracharya. Adi Shankaracharya is a philosopher. He gave the doctrine of AdvaitaVada.

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Aranmula Kannadi is a handicraft and the second Geographical Indication (GI) tag in India. It is a handmade metal-alloy mirror made in the town of Aranmula in Kerala. The name literally means “Aranmula mirror”.
The Aranmula Kannadi is unique because it is a front-reflecting metal mirror. This is different from regular glass mirrors, which reflect from the back surface. The Aranmula Kannadi is one of the eight auspicious things, or Ashtamangalyam, used in a Kerala wedding.
The Aranmula Kannadi was given a GI tag in 2004-05. The British Museum in London has a 45 centimeter tall Aranmula mirror in its collection.

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Justice Antony Dominic has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala on February 9, 2018. Kerala Governor P. Sadasivam administered the Oath of Office in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvanthapuram. Chief Secretary Paul Antony read out the Presidential order appointing Justice Dominic as the Chief Justice of the state. Senior High Court judges, judicial officers, cabinet ministers, political leaders and other officials filled the audience.

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To oppose religious disabilities against lower castes and Brahmin domination, Sri Narayan Guru led the reform movement
known as Aravippuram Movement in 1888 at Aravippuram, Kerala.