The word Malabar comprises of two syllables Mala and Barr. Mala is a Tamil word which means hill or mountain and Barr is probably an Arabic word which means land or country. Today, the area known as Malabar now covers around six northern districts in the political map of Kerala. It was part of the erstwhile Madras presidency for a long time. Malabar constitutes 42.4 per cent of
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