Kasaragod Tulu

Kasaragod Tulu is the variety of Tulu spoken in northern Kasaragod, state of Kerala, India. This is the Southwest geographical dialect of Tulu. The Tulu spoken in this region differs some from the Tulu spoken in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District of Karnataka. Tuluvas in Kasaragod town can speak fluently in Malayalam and Kannada. Like Beary, Muslims in Kasaragod, Tuluvas in Kasaragod town have retained their own unique dialect of Malayalam. This is an admix of Malayalam with Tulu and Kannada influences. According to the Puranas, Tulu Nadu is a part of Kerala or Parasurama Kshetram, i.e., "The Land of Parasurama", as the land was reclaimed from sea by Parasurama, an incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu.

In November 2008, the Kerala government has proposed to set up a Tulu academy at Manjeshwaram in the Kasaragod district.

Similarities

The Malayalam/Tamil language and the Tulu language are closely related, although Tulu Nadu is traditionally and culturally similar to Kerala; probably influenced by the political alignment of the Karnataka under the Kannada kings. Even the food, festivals, dress, customs, rituals and lifestyle of Tuluvas and Keralites are similar. For example, Tulu and Kerala regions practiced a matrilineal system of inheritance although very few communities have remained matrilineal. There are shared rituals: Bhuta Kola for Tuluvas and Theyyam for Malayalees. Nairs and Bunts belong to the same caste. Bunts and Nadavas (and other Tuluva people) Nairs follow their own form of inheritance called Marumakkathayam, which is “Aliya Santana”. Bunts have “Nayaranna bari” (bari = matriarchal lineage). There are many Tulu and Malayalam words with the same meaning in both the languages.

Kasaragod

Kasaragod is a town and a municipality in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. Kasargod is located 50 Km south of Mangalore city.

Language

The administrative language of the town and municipality is Malayalam.

Tulu, Beary bashe (spoken by the Tuluva-Malayalee Muslims), Konkani and Kannada are also widely used and Hindi and Urdu to a lesser extent. Havyaka speakers have a strong base in Kannada.

The Malayalam spoken here has influences from Beary bashe and also from the languages of Kannada, Urdu, Konkani and Tulu. The Kannada and Tulu spoken here are also influenced by Malayalam.

Politics

The major political parties are Muslim League, CPI(M) and BJP. North Kasaragod is dominated by Muslim League and the south part of Kasaragod is dominated by CPI(M). Kasaragod assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). CPI(M) member P .Karunakaran is the present MP from Kasargod.

Science and research

Kasaragod is home to the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, originally established in 1916 as the Coconut Research Station. It is part of India's National Agricultural Research System under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. According to the Institute, Kerala "lies in the heart of the major coconut growing areas of the country." It is also home to the Indian Society for Plantation Crops, which publishes the Journal of Plantation Crops and holds symposiums on the subject.

Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kasaragod is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

Members of Parliament

Kasaragod (disambiguation)

Kasaragod may refer to: