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Kentucky Warbler The Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus, is a small species of New World warbler. The Kentucky Warbler, like all members of the genus Oporornis, is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a short tail, preferring to spend most of its time on or near the ground, except when singing.
Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. At one time, women's teams and athletes were called "Lady Kats," but the women's programs adopted the "Wildcats" nickname in the early 1990s.
Kentucky Wisteria The Kentucky Wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya) is a woody deciduous vine found in the southeastern United States, including its namesake state of Kentucky. It is very similar to the American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens).
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 2 is a district of the United States Congress in Western-central Kentucky. The district is represented in the 109th United States Congress by Republican Ron Lewis.
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 3 is a district of the United States Congress encompassing nearly the whole of Louisville, Kentucky, which, since the merger of 2003, is contiguous with Jefferson County. (A small portion of southwest Louisville is part of the 2nd congressional district.
Kentucky's 6th congressional district United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 6 is a district of the United States Congress in central Kentucky. It contains the city of Lexington and its suburbs, the city of Danville, and Frankfort, the state capitol.
Kentvale, Ontario Kentvale, Ontario is a collection of three primary residences located around Kentvale Merchants Limited the largest general store located centrally in Jocelyn Township on St. Joseph Island in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Kentville, Nova Scotia Kentville (2001 population 12,332; from google earth) is located 103 km from Halifax is the most populous and fastest growing town in all of the Annapolis Valley. Kentville is located in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, and together with outlying localities such as the village of New Minas and town of Wolfville, over 30,000 people live in the area.
Kenvelo Kenvelo is a clothing firm originally from the Czech Republic formed in 1989. It currently operates approximately 250 stores in 8 countries: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Bulgaria and Germany.
Kenwood TS-2000 The Kenwood TS-2000 is an amateur radio transceiver manufactured by Kenwood Electronics. Introduced in the year 2000, the radio has come to be very popular among hams for its "all-in-one" functionality.
Kenwood, Minneapolis Kenwood is a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Cedar Lake Parkway to the west, Kenwood Parkway to the north, West Lake of the Isles Parkway to the east, and Kenilworth Place to the south.
Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002. It was known as Kenya African Union before it was renamed in 1960.
Kenya African Union Kenya African Union (KAU) (originally called Kenya African Study Union) was a political organization formed in 1944 to articulate Kenyan grievances against the British colonial administration of the time. Kenya African Union attempted to be more inclusive than its successor Kikuyu Central Association by avoiding tribal politics.
Kenya Airways Kenya Airways is the largest airline of Kenya in East Africa, and the third largest airline of Africa (behind South African Airways and Royal Air Maroc). Kenya Airways operates more transcontinental flights than any other African airline.
Kenya Airways Flight 431 Kenya Airways Flight 431 on January 30, 2000 crashed into the sea at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from Abidjan. There were 179 people on board the Airbus A310 jet aircraft, 169 passengers and 10 crew members.
Kenya Data Networks This article describes the Kenyan company Kenya Data Networks (KDN), which is currently Kenya's largest private data carrier and infrastructure provider. KDN operates a combination of microwave radio and fibre optical links, over which it provides layer 2 carrier services (Ethernet, Frame Relay) to corporate customers.
Kenya Highlands Bible College The ideological heritage of educational instruction at Kenya Highlands Bible College dates back to 1932 when missionaries of World Gospel Mission saw the need for training their converts. This instruction not only needed to cover biblical and ministry-related subjects, but also teacher training.
Kenya Internet Exchange The Kenya Internet Exchange (KIXP) is an internet exchange point started in late 2000 by Kenyan Internet service providers in an attempt to cut their operating cost by avoiding the use of expensive international links. There is a wide belief that most of the traffic on international links are local and therefore a waste.
Kenya Police Reserve The Kenya Police Reserve (KPR) was formed in 1948 to assist the regular Kenya Police in the mainainance of law and order. The KPR now only exists in rural areas of Kenya, where is it sometimes called the Kenya Home Guard, although this title has no official standing.
Kenya Television Network Kenya Television Network (KTN) is a leading television station in Kenya with its headquarters at the I & M Towers in downtown Nairobi. It was founded in March 1990 by Jared Kamgwana and was the first non-pay TV-station in Kenya, and the first to break KBC's monopoly in Kenya.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika (KUT) is the name used to describe the postage stamps issued by the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration between 1935 and 1961 for use in the colonies of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika.
Kenyan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06 Kenya toured Zimbabwe for a series of five one-day internationals in February and March 2006. Before this tour, Kenya had only played five one-day internationals since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup, all of which they had lost.
Kenyan women's cricket team The Kenyan women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international women's cricket. Their first matches were in January 2006 when they played a triangular series against Kenya A and Uganda.
Kenyatta Wright Kenyatta Wright (born February 19, 1978 in Vian, Oklahoma) is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the New York Jets. He was a three-year starter for Oklahoma State University, where he recorded 260 career tackles, 11 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery.
Kenyon Clutter Kenyon Neal Clutter (August 28 1944 – November 15 1959) was one of four members of the Clutter family murdered during an invasion of their Holcomb, Kansas farmhouse by Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, two ex-convicts who mistakenly believed that a large amount of money was kept in a safe in the house. At age 15, Kenyon was the youngest child in the family and the only boy (two of his older sisters lived away from home at the time).
Kenyon Coleman Kenyon Octavia Coleman (born April 10, 1979 in Fontana, California) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the 12th pick of the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Los Angeles by the Oakland Raiders.
Kenyon College Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private institution of higher education in Ohio.
Kenyon Martin Kenyon Lee Martin (born December 30, 1977 in Saginaw, Michigan), is an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed 'K-Mart', he currently plays at power forward for the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets.
Kenyukai (Uechi Ryū) Kenyukai (which translates as "strong fist group") was founded as a fraternity within the Uechi Ryu Association in 1981 by Master Kiyohide Shinjo. The current headquarters of the Kenyukai association are at Master Kiyohide Shinjo's dojo in Kadena, Okinawa.
Kenzaburo Hara (legislator) Kenzaburo Hara (Japanese: 原健三郎, Hara Kenzaburō, February 6, 1907 - November 7, 2004) was Japan's longest serving legislator next to Yasuhiro Nakasone. Hara, who graduated from Waseda University in 1931 and received a master's degree from the University of Oregon, was first elected to the Lower House in 1946 from a district in Hyogo Prefecture.
Kenzer & Company Kenzer & Company (KenzerCo) is an Illinois based publisher of role-playing games, board games, card games, and miniature games. They are known for the Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting, an officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons product, and for their own HackMaster RPG.
Kenzie MacNeil Kenzie MacNeil is a politician of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. On July 28, 2004, MacNeil ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Conservative Party of Canada in Cape Breton—Canso, but lost to Rodger Cuzner of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki (鈴木 健想 in Japanese; born July 25, 1974 in Hekinan, Aichi) is a Japanese professional wrestler who formerly worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), an American professional wrestling association, on its SmackDown! brand and very briefly as part of its RAW brand.
Kenzo Takada Kenzo Takada (高田賢三 Takada Kenzō, born 27 February, 1939 in Himeji, Japan) is a Japanese fashion designer. He is also the founder of Kenzo, a worldwide famous brand of perfumes, skincare products and clothes.
Kenzo Tange Kenzo Tange (丹下健三, Tange Kenzō; September 4, 1913 - March 22, 2005) was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism, and designed major buildings on five continents.
Keo Nakama Keo Nakama was an American swimmer whose career included a world record 20:29 in the mile swim, Big Ten Conference titles at Ohio State, and numerous national and international victories. The outbreak of World War II prevented his competeing in an Olympic Games: Nakama was at his peak from 1940 - 1944.
Keo Puth Rasmey Keo Puth Rasmey is a Cambodian politician who since 19 October 2006 appointed to led Funcinpec, the royalist party of Cambodia, replacing former leader Norodom Ranariddh. He is the son-in-law of Norodom Sihanouk, former king of Cambodia.
Keokradong Keokradong (or Keokradang) is a mountain peak located in South-Eastern Bangladesh. Although it is widely reported to be the highest point in Bangladesh at 1230 metres, recent SRTM data, GPS readings and Russian topographic mapping show that its true height is less than 1,000 metres.
Keokuk Westerns The Western club of Keokuk, Iowa, or Keokuk Westerns, were a professional baseball team in the National Association in 1875, the last season of that first professional league. They are considered a major league team by those who count the NA as a major league.
Keola Beamer Keola Beamer (born Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer) is a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player, best known as the composer of "Honolulu City Lights" and an innovative musician who fused Hawaiian roots and contemporary music. He comes from a line of musicians five generations back, and can also trace his roots to Kamehemeha and Ahiakumai, 15th century rulers of Hawaii.
Keong Saik Road Keong Saik Road (or Keong Siak Road; Chinese: 恭锡路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links New Bridge Road to Neil Road, and is intersected by Kreta Ayer Road.
Keowee River The Keowee River is created by the confluence of the Toxaway River and the Whitewater River in northern South Carolina. The confluence is today submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee, a reservoir created by Lake Jocassee Dam.
Kepa Te Rangihiwinui Kepa Te Rangihiwinui (early 1820s - April 15,1898) was Māori military commander and noted ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars. He was also known as Te Kepa, or Major Kepa or sometimes as Major Kemp.
Kepatihan notation Kepatihan is a type of cipher musical notation that was devised for notation of the Indonesian gamelan. The system was devised around 1900 at the Kepatihan in Surakarta, and was based upon the Galin-Paris-Cheve system of 1894.
Keperra, Queensland Keperra is a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia which is located approximately 9 kilometres north-west of the CBD. It has a deep and rich history, with some thinking that the name was based upon the Aboriginal term for “Kipper” (a young tribe member who has reached initiation age).
Kepha Kepha is a growing brotherhood of Catholic fathers and sons in seven states. Faithful to the Holy Father, they promote the Culture of Life through monthly retreats and shared daily prayers and provoke each other to Heaven according to their motto, "Dynamic Orthodoxy, Infectious Joy.
Kepi and Kat DJ, Producer and Singer/Songwriter duo primarily active in the West Coast dance club and outdoor-festival scene. Kepi and Kat have headlined in clubs around the country in such places as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, and Portland and performed at numerous high-profile outdoor festivals such as the Love Parade (now Love Fest) in San Francisco, LA's cult-favorite Moontribe, and Nevada’s now legendary Burning Man Festival.
Kepler (band) Kepler was an Ottawa-based Canadian indie rock band that existed from 1997 to 2006. The band had many different members over the course of its existence, including Jeremy Gara (now of The Arcade Fire), Samir Khan, Jon Georgekish-Watt, Mike Sheridan, Michael Feuerstack, Mike Dubue, and Jordy Walker (as well as a variety of guest musicians).
Kepler conjecture In mathematics, the Kepler conjecture is a conjecture about sphere packing in three-dimensional Euclidean space. It says that no arrangement of equal spheres filling space has a greater average density than that of the cubic close packing (face-centered cubic) and hexagonal close packing arrangements.
Kepler College Kepler College (formerly Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences) is an online institution of higher learning that requires several weeks of physical presence in addition to the online classes. devoted to astrology.
Kepler Mission The Kepler Mission is a space observatory being developed by NASA. It will search for extrasolar planets and will only be the second space-based telescope particularly constructed for that task (the first one being COROT).
Kepler problem In classical mechanics, Kepler’s problem is a special case of the two-body problem, in which the two bodies interact by a central force F that varies in strength as the inverse square of the distance r between them
Kepler Track The Kepler Track is a 60 kilometre circular tramping track which travels through some of the spectacular scenery on the South Island of New Zealand. The track passes through many landscapes of the Fiordland National Park ranging from rocky mountain ridges to tall mossy forests, from lake shores to deep gorges.
Kepler's Books Kepler's Books, (1955 - ) is an independent bookstore in Menlo Park, California approximately two miles from the Stanford University campus. It was an important fixture in the 1960s counterculture; (the Grateful Dead gave live shows there early in their career was founded on May 14, 1955 by Roy Kepler.
Kepler's laws of planetary motion Johannes Kepler's primary contributions to astronomy/astrophysics were his three laws of planetary motion. Kepler, a nearly blind and brilliant German mathematician, derived these laws, in part, by studying the observations of the keen-sighted Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.
Kepler-Poinsot solid The Kepler-Poinsot solids are the regular star polyhedra. Each has faces which are congruent regular convex polygons or star polygons and has the same number of faces meeting at each vertex (compare to Platonic solids).
Keplerian problem To compute the position of a satellite at a given time using Kepler's laws of planetary motion (the Keplerian problem, or Kepler problem) is a difficult problem. The opposite problem—to compute the time-of-flight given the starting and ending positions—is simpler.
Kepner-Tregoe Kepner-Tregoe Inc. (KT) is a privately owned management consulting firm that focuses on providing consulting and training services to organizations throughout the world, solving issues of concern to senior management in large corporations and organizations.
Kepoi Kepoi or Cepoi (Russian: Кепы) was an ancient Greek colony situated on the Taman peninsula, three kilometres to the east of Phanagoria, in the present-day Krasnodar Krai of Russia. The colony was established by the Milesians in the 6th century BC.
Kepone Kepone (also known as Chlordecone) was a carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the USA for ant and roach baits. It was produced by Allied Signal Company in Hopewell, Virginia and produced nationwide pollution controversy due to improper handling and dumping of the substance.
Kepong Komuter station Kepong Komuter station is a Komuter station located in the northern area of Kuala Lumpur that is served by the Rawang-Seremban Line. As there are no other train systems that operate here other than KTM Komuter, this station can be packed at certain times.
Kepong Sentral Komuter station Kepong Sentral Komuter station is a Komuter station located in the northern area of Kuala Lumpur that is served by the Rawang-Seremban Line. This station is the newest addition to the KTM Komuter system, which was opened on July 1 2006.
Keppel Bay Islands National Park Keppel Bay Islands are part of both a national park and a scientific national park in Queensland (Australia), respectively 538 km and 518 km northwest of Brisbane. The islands are positioned in Keppel Bay, off the coast of Yeppoon and Emu Park on the Capricorn Coast.
Keppel Corporation Keppel Corporation Limited is a Singaporean company with diversified operations, particularly in the real property investment, offshore and marine, and infrastructure sectors. It was one of the earliest Singaporean companies to regionalise, and has since established itself as one of the more prominent Singapore multinational corporations.
Keppel Harbour Keppel Harbour (Chinese: 吉宝港口) is a stretch of water in Singapore between the mainland and the southern islands of Pulau Brani and Sentosa. Its naturally sheltered and deep waters was to meet the requirements of British colonists attempting to establish a Far East maritime colony in that part of the world, and thereby setting the stage for the eventual formation of Singapore as a successful independent state.
Keppel Island Keppel Island (Spanish: 'Isla de la Vigia') is one of the Falkland Islands, lying between Saunders Island and Pebble Island, and near Golding Island to the north of West Falkland on Keppel Sound. It has an area of just under 40 km².
Keppoch murders The Keppoch Murders is one of the stranger incidents-if not the strangest-in the history of Clan Donald, a large Scottish clan. In September 1663 Alexander, the thirteenth chief of the Macdonalds of Keppoch in Lochaber, and his brother, Ranald, were murdered at home by some of their own kinsmen.
Kept and Dreamless Kept and Dreamless (Las Mantenidas sin Suenos) is a 2005 film by Vera Fogwill. Shown at AFI's Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 24 2005, this post-modern film explores mother-daughter relationships and the struggles of a 10-year old child to raise her cocaine-addicted mother.
Kepyak The Kepyak is a percussion instrument played by the dalang (puppeteer) of a wayang performance in Java. It is a struck idiophone consisting of several bronze plates attached by strings, which the dalang plays with his foot.
Ker-Frisbie Doctrine The Ker-Frisbie doctrine is applied in the context of extradition and generally holds that criminal defendants may be prosecuted in United States courts regardless of whether their presence has been obtained through the use of applicable extradition treaties.
Kerait The Keraits or Kereyits (Kazakh: Керейлер Kereiler) is a Kazakh tribe of a Turkic origin. Several hundreds of thousands of Keraits constitute a considerable population in Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanai, Shyghys Qazaqstan regions of Kazakhstan, Bayan-Ölgiy_Province province of Mongolia and Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of China.
Kerala (IPA]: ; ) is a [[States and territories of India|state on the Western Coast of south-western India. To its east and north-east, Kerala borders Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; to its west lies the Arabian Sea and to its south the Indian Ocean islands of Lakshadweep and the Maldives, respectively.
Kerala Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University is the primary and the principal instrumentality of the Kerala State in providing human resources, and skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of its agriculture, defined broadly encompassing all production activities based on land and water, including crop production (agriculture), animal husbandry, forestry and fishery through conducting, interfacing and integrating education, research and extension in these spheres of economic endeavour.
Kerala Association of Kansas City KAKC or Kerala Association of Kansas City is a non-profit organization of Kansas City based Malayalis or Keralites (Malayalam speaking people or the people from the South Indian state of Kerala). It brings together the community of Malayalis who live in Kansas City and its suburbs.
Kerala brethren The Kerala Brethren are a subgroup of the larger Christian movement known as the Plymouth Brethren. Kerala is a small state in India, where this movement started in 1898 with the baptism of four men from traditional churches.
Kerala Backwaters The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes (including Ashtamudi Kayal and Vembanad Kayal) linked by 1500 km of canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state.
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (or KINFRA) is a government agency under the State government of the Indian state of Kerala, that understakes development of industrial estates, to nurture industrialisation in the state.
Kerala Information and Public Relations Department The Information & Public Relations Department (I & PRD) is an agency within the Government of Kerala. It is charged with "disseminating information on various activities of the Government to the people through the media and providing feedback to the Government on important matters reflected in the media.
Kerala Jamaiiyyathul Ulama Islahi Movement in Kerala, which had been confined within the circle of individual scholars, started functioning at first in an organizational manner since the birth of KERALA MUSLIM AIKYA SANGHAM at Kodungalloor in 1922. Islahi Movements, which got a coherent structure, there onwards, under the wise leadership of Aikya Sangham, like Manappadan Kunhi Mohamed, Kottappurathu Seethi Mohammad, K.
Kerala Kalamandalam Kerala Kalamandalam is a major center for learning Indian Performing Arts especially those that developed in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the village of Cheruthuruthy in Trissur district near the banks of Bharathapuzha River.
Kerala Kingdom Keralas or Udra Keralas were mentioned in the epic Mahabharata as a kingdom which took part in the Kurukshetra War on the side of the Pandavas. The navigators of Dwaraka also settled in Kerala resulting in the cult of Krishna worship.
Kerala Lalitakala Academy Kerala Lalitakala Academi or Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established to promote art and artistic heritage. Though the Kerala government provides funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is designed to be autonomous by its constitution.
Kerala model The Kerala model refers to a set of economic practices developed in India's state of Kerala. These practices have resulted in the state attaining a high level of standards in human development, while compromising on its industrial development.
Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen The Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) was formed on 20 April 1950 in Kerala, south India, under the leadership of the scholars of the Islahi Movement in Kerala. KNM is not the first organizational setup of the Islahi Movement in Kerala; that was Kerala Muslim Aikhya Sangham (Organization for Muslim Unity in Kerala).
Kerala Natanam Kerala Natanam (Kerala Dance) is a new style of dance that is now recognised as a distinct art form evolved from Kathakali a form of Indian dance-drama. The Indian dancer Guru Gopinath a well trained Kathakali artist and his wife Thankamani Gopinath who was the first student of Mohiniyattam in Kerala Kalamandalam developed a unique structure for teaching and performng classical dance forms of India whose origins are from Kathakali .
Kerala porotta Kerala Porotta (or Porotta, (Malayalam:പൊറോട്ട)) is a south Indian flatbread made with fine wheat flour. These are prepared with by a technique which involves waving and puffing the dough in order to form the layers.
Kerala Public Service Commission The Kerala Public Service Commission is a body created by the Constitution of India to select applicants for civil service jobs in the Indian state of Kerala according to the the merits of the applicants and the rules of reservation.
Kerala sasthra sahitya parishat Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad is a People’s Science Movement of Kerala, India. Founded in 1962, it works at the science society interface with about 40 members as an organisation of science writers in Malayalam.
Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics The Kerala School was a school of mathematics and astronomy founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama in Kerala, South India which included as its prominent members Parameshvara, Nilakantha Somayaji, Jyeshtadeva, Achyuta Pisharati, Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri and Achyuta Panikkar. It flourished between the 14th and 16th centuries and has its intellectual roots with Aryabhata who lived in the 5th century.
Kerala state assembly election, 2006 The Kerala state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in three phases. The first phase was held on April 22, 2006, when 59 out of the 140 constituencies in Kerala voted.
Kerala Sahitya Academy, Thrissur Kerala Sahitya Academy was established on August 15, 1956 in Thrissur City of Kerala state, south India. It aims at the development of Malayalam Language and Literature and works in co-operation with the Kendra Sahitya Academy in New Delhi.
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body which was established to promote Malayalam language and literary heritage. It was inaugurated on October 15th, 1956, by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, who was the king of Travancore.
Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) is an NGO, set up in 1962 by a group of science writers and activists with the aim of spreading science and literature in Malayalam. It works in the areas of education, development, environment and health.
Kerala Socialist Party Kerala Socialist Party was a political party founded under the leadership of Mathai Manjooran in September 21, 1947 at Kozhikode. It began as a small party, but its front-line leaders compelled the party deep into the public imagination.
Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture shot in the language of malayalam. The awards are bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of department of Cultural Affairs, Govt.
Kerala State Water Transport Department Kerala State Water Transport Department is a governmental agency that regulates the inland navigation systems in the Indian state of Kerala. The department is headed by the State Minister in charge of transportation.
Kerala Student Union Kerala Students Union or KSU is a pioneer of the students movement of the Indian National Congress Party which has given new life to the Congress Party in Kerala, south Indian state. The efforts of Youth Congress and KSU created a new image of the Congress Party which emerged as a ruling political force in Kerala.
Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation (KSMTF) The Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation (KSMTF, or the Kerala Independent Fishworkers Federation) is a trade union of small-scale artisanal fishers of the state of Kerala in South India. Small-scale fishworkers had been left out of the political mainstream in the politically charged Kerala province (Kerala elected the firs tCommunist Government in the world in 1957), as both the Left and the Right presupposed that they would only vote under the influence of the Catholic Church.
Kerala Tourism Development Corporation The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) is a government agency, that conducts and regulates the tourism activities of the Indian state of Kerala. The KTDC is headquartered at Thiruvanathapuram, and has offices across all the districts of Kerala.
Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran Kerala Varma Valia Koithampuran was born in Changanacherry at the Laxmipuram Palace in the royal family of Changanacherry. His work 'Abhijnana Sakunthalam' (1898 AD), a translation of Kalidasa's 'Sakunthalam', is one of the most acclaimed works of poetry in Malayalam from that period.
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