Thiruvananthapuram, known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala.
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39 Facts About Thiruvananthapuram
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Present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty.
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Thiruvananthapuram is a notable academic and research hub and home to the University of Kerala, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, the regional headquarters of Indira Gandhi National Open University, and many other schools and colleges.
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Thiruvananthapuram is home to research centers such as the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Indian Space Research Organisation's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, National Centre for Earth Science Studies and a campus of the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research.
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Thiruvananthapuram is a major tourist centre, known for the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the beaches of Kovalam and Varkala, the backwaters of Poovar and Anchuthengu and its Western Ghats tracts of Ponmudi and the Agastya Mala.
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Thiruvananthapuram was ranked the best Indian city for two consecutive years, 2015 and 2016, according to the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems conducted by the Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
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Thiruvananthapuram is known in literature, and popular reference as Ananthapuri, derived from the Sanskrit word Syanandurapuram, meaning "The City of Bliss" in Carnatic kirtanas composed by Swathi Thirunal, erstwhile Maharaja of Travancore.
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Present-day Thiruvananthapuram city, district, and Kanyakumari district, were parts of the Ay dynasty during ancient and medieval ages, which was a Tamil kingdom based in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent.
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In 1729, Marthanda Varma founded the princely state of Thiruvithamkoor and Thiruvananthapuram was made the capital in 1795 after shifting the capital from Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari district.
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Thiruvananthapuram became a prominent city in Kerala under Marthanda Varma.
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Thiruvananthapuram Municipality came into existence in 1920 as the first municipality in the Travancore region.
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In 1949, Thiruvananthapuram became the capital of Thiru-Kochi, the state formed by the integration of Travancore with its northern neighbour, the Kochi.
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Thiruvananthapuram is built on seven hills by the seashore and is at on the west coast, near the southern tip of mainland India.
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Thiruvananthapuram is the headquarters of the Southern Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
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Thiruvananthapuram has witnessed massive immigration of workers from northern India, mainly Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh, and Eastern India, mainly West Bengal and Bihar, and from neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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Thiruvananthapuram has two parliamentary constituencies—Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram—and elects five Members of the Legislative Assembly to the state legislature.
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The Thiruvananthapuram city police is a division of the Kerala Police, and the administrative control lies with the Kerala Home Ministry.
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Thiruvananthapuram was listed as one of the top ten cities in India on Vibrancy and Consumption Index by a study conducted by global financial services firm Morgan Stanley.
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Thiruvananthapuram is known as the "Evergreen City of India" because of its green landscapes and the presence of many public parks.
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Thiruvananthapuram has historically been a cultural hub in South India due to the development of arts, architecture and liberal customs by the rulers of erstwhile Thiruvananthapuram.
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Thiruvananthapuram has been a hub of classical music since the days of Maharaja of Travancore, Swathi Thirunal.
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Thiruvananthapuram is known for many music festivals like the Navarathri Music Festival, one of the oldest festivals of its kind in South India, Swathi Sangeethotsavam, Soorya Music fest, Neelakanta Sivan Music Fest and many other music festivals are organised by various cultural groups.
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Thiruvananthapuram established the first film studio in Kerala, the Travancore National Pictures at Thiruvananthapuram in 1926.
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Thiruvananthapuram has many restaurants offering Arabic, Italian, Thai and Mexican cuisines.
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Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro is a fully elevated metro rail – rapid transit system planned to ease the congestion in the city.
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Thiruvananthapuram is served by National Highway 66 of India's National Highways system.
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Thiruvananthapuram is a divisional headquarters in the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
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Thiruvananthapuram is served by the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, located at Chakai, only 6.
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Schools in Thiruvananthapuram are classified as aided, unaided and Government schools.
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Thiruvananthapuram is a major educational and research hub with various institutions in the fields of space science, information technology, physical science, biotechnology, engineering and medicine.
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Thiruvananthapuram is one of the regional headquarters of Indira Gandhi National Open University .
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Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram is the first and a premier medical school in Kerala, founded in 1951.
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The English language newspapers with editions from Thiruvananthapuram are The New Indian Express, The Hindu, The Deccan Chronicle and The Times of India.
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Thiruvananthapuram hosted the 2015 SAFF Championship at the Greenfield Stadium.
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Thiruvananthapuram was one of the main venues for the 2015 National Games of India.
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Thiruvananthapuram hosted the 61st National Shooting Championship at the Vattiyoorkavu Shooting Range.
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