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Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram (tĭr'vənŭn'təpr`əm), formerly Trivandrum (trĭvăn`drəm), city (1991 pop. 826,255), capital of Kerala state, SW India, a port on the Arabian Sea. The city is a transportation hub. Manufactures include refined sugar, textiles, and handicrafts. The city was the capital of the former state of Travancore and of Travancore-Cochin.

Thiruvananthapuram

 formerly Trivandrum

Seaport (pop., 2001: 744,983), capital of Kerala state, southwestern India. The community became prominent when it was made capital of the kingdom of Travancore in 1745. A large fort contains several palaces and a Vaishnava temple, which is a noted pilgrimage centre. Its cultural amenities include the University of Kerala (1937).


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Nair received a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India in 1988, M.
1 million) maintenance base at Thiruvananthapuram Airport.
Held under the aegis of the World Malayalee Federation, along with Miss Keralas from such far-flung places as Abu Dhabi, London, Chicago, and Houston, the Thiruvananthapuram Miss Kerala would travel to New York for the final level of competition, thereby mapping Kerala's own diaspora.
 
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