1997 in Kerala

Events in the year 1997 in Kerala. Incumbents Governors of Kerala - Khurshed Alam Khan till January 25. Sukhdev Singh Kang since January 25. Chief minister of Kerala – E.K. Nayanar Events May 5 - A bus accident in Mylakkadu, Kollam district on National Highway 47 claims ten lives. June 30 - Kerala State Co-operative Consumers Federation Limited starts 1020 Neeti Store across state through a formal inauguration by E. K. Nayanar at Thiruvananthapuram.'The Kerala Government becomes Hindustan Lever's sole selling agent' https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/guest-column/story/19970804-kerala-government-becomes-hindustan-levers-sole-selling-agent-830446-1997-08-03 2023-04-30 India Today en July 9 - United Democratic Front conducts 18 hour Hartal in the state to protest against the arrest of M. V. Raghavan in connection with Koothuparamba firing.Rediff On The NeT: Congress strike paralyses Kerala https://m.rediff.com/news/jul/09kerala.htm 2024-02-01 m.rediff.com July 25 - K. R. Narayanan becomes the first Malayali and Dalit to become President of India. July 28 - Kerala High Court declares bandh illegal and unconstitutional on a petition filed by the Ernakulam Chamber of Commerce.Kerala High Court bans bandhs, political parties and other organisations disappointed https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/kerala/story/19970811-kerala-high-court-bans-bandhs-political-parties-and-other-organisations-disappointed-831903-1997-08-10 2023-04-30 India Today en July - KSKTU under leadership of V. S. Achuthanandan launches SRFA (Save Rice Field Agitation) protest against conversion of paddy fields to commercial purposes and cash crops in Alappuzha district.Narayanan N.C. 2006-07-01 For and Against Grain Land Use: Politics of Rice in Kerala, India https://doi.org/10.1177/097300520500200107 International Journal of Rural Management EN 2 1 123–144 10.1177/097300520500200107 0973-0052 subscription Rediff On The NeT: Communist farmers go on a rampage in Kerala paddy fields https://m.rediff.com/news/aug/01kerala.htm 2025-07-22 m.rediff.comRediff On The NeT: Paddy stir may cultivate fresh trouble in Kerala CPI-M https://m.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/30kerala.htm 2025-07-22 m.rediff.com August 4 - Government of Kerala took possession of 94 acres of land in Thinkalkarikkakom which was under illegal possession of Thangal Kunju Musaliar through violation of lease terms.Service Express News 2025-10-09 Kerala government reaches agreement to end Arippa land protest https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Oct/09/kerala-government-reaches-agreement-to-end-arippa-land-protest 2026-06-22 The New Indian Express en August 6 - A police raid in an ice cream parlor in Kozhikode reveals Ice cream parlour sex scandal allegedly involving P. K. Kunhalikutty.2004-12-02 A dented image https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30225631.ece 2023-09-24 Frontline en October 9 - Government of Kerala takes control over Sivagiri Mutt through an ordinance.Left Democratic Front government in Kerala takes over Sivagiri Mutt https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/kerala/story/19971027-left-democratic-front-government-in-kerala-takes-over-sivagiri-mutt-830807-1997-10-26 2023-04-30 India Today en October 17 - Elizabeth II the monarch of United Kingdom visits Kochi.S Priyadershini 2022-09-09 Queen Elizabeth’s short and sweet visit to Kochi in 1997 en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/queen-elizabeths-short-and-sweet-visit-to-kochi-in-1997/article65870721.ece 2023-04-30 0971-751X October - Arundhati Roy becomes the first Indian author to win Booker Prize. She won the prize for her first book The God of Small Things.Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy brings recognition to Indo-Anglian writing https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19971027-booker-prize-winner-arundhati-roy-brings-recognition-to-indo-anglian-writing-830808-1997-10-26 2023-04-30 India Today en December 6 - An Islamic fundamentalist organization carries out blasts in Chennai-Alleppey Express at Thrissur railway station killing three.Rediff On The NeT: 10 killed, 64 hurt in 3 train blasts https://m.rediff.com/news/dec/06blast.htm 2023-04-30 m.rediff.com Deaths 15 July - Jayaram Padikkal, Indian Police Service officer, 60. December 12 - M. G. Soman, actor, 56. See also History of Kerala 1997 in India References Category:1997 in India Category:Years in Kerala Category:1990s in Kerala