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How Kerala got rich
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#12In the 1980s, many Keralites were courageous enough to leave the land for better prospects abroad, many in the Middle East and the UK. I remember going to my friends place and find their houses were modern and it was the first time I saw a glass door. Not to mention some of my Keralite friends are the most sincere and hard working and they have risen to very high ranks regardless of their grad scores and academics.
There's a lot of brain drain in Kerala with people getting educated and leaving. Those that leave do, however, send money back to their families and I know many who return to live in India after 5-10 years. This was the case a decade or two ago and I'm not sure if it's still the case.
I had many aunts or uncles who would leave their family behind in India and work in the middle east for many years before returning to India. This practice helped them shore up savings and build houses.
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#13Doesn't a Kerala temple contain in excess of $22 billion worth of gold?
Did you mean this temple in Andhrapradesh? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkateswara_Temple,_Tirumala
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#14Looks like this is one sided political propaganda article. Googling shows real picture. Unemployment is at 40%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_Kerala Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-is-in... Kerala rooting on central govt to solve state's Rs 26,000 crore monthly expenditure crisis https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1498119…
yup, a definitive “neoliberal”/“neoclassical” economic theory puff piece.
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#15Kerala reminds me of California when it comes to natural landscapes. I really love that place. Coming literacy, what does that mean? They all know how to read & write in a particular language? OR they have passed minimum undergrad?
Literacy mostly means Reading skills. Goes a long way in a poor country with an abysmal record for primary education. Kerala also has a Higher % of school graduation compared to rest of India.
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#16Doesn't a Kerala temple contain in excess of $22 billion worth of gold?
Did you mean this temple in Andhrapradesh? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkateswara_Temple,_Tirumala
Probably referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple_treasur...
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#17Doesn't a Kerala temple contain in excess of $22 billion worth of gold?
Yes. Travancore Cochin remained a princely state and escaped East India company looting. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2015/11/13/a-one-tril...
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#18Doesn't a Kerala temple contain in excess of $22 billion worth of gold?
you are correct. Padmanabhan temple apparently has gold worth 22 billion dollars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple_treas...
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#19Looks like this is one sided political propaganda article. Googling shows real picture. Unemployment is at 40%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_Kerala Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-is-in... Kerala rooting on central govt to solve state's Rs 26,000 crore monthly expenditure crisis https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1498119…
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#20Doesn't a Kerala temple contain in excess of $22 billion worth of gold?
Yes. It is still locked in the vaults of the temple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple