Kerala- Largest, Longest,Smallest, Highest

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1. Largest Novel in Malayalam : Avakashikal
2. Largest district in Kerala- Palakkad
3. Smallest district in Kerala - Alappuzha
4. Longest river in Kerala - Periyar(244km)
5. Second Longest river in Kerala- Bharathapuzha(209 km)
6. Shortest river in Kerala -Manjeswaram river(16km)
7. Largest Taluk in Kerala -Eranad (Malappuram district)
8. Smallest Taluk in Kerala -Kunnathur.(Kollam District)
9. District in Kerala having largest number of Grama Panchayath -Malappuram
10. Largest Grama Panchayath in Kerala - Kumily(Idukki)
11. Smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala -  Valapattanam(Kannur)
12. Largest Lake in Kerala- Vembanad
13. Largest freshwater lake in kerala -Sasthamcotta Lake
14. Largest reservoir in Kerala - Malampuzha Dam 
15. Biggest Irrigation Project in Kerala - Kallada
16. Largest hydro electrical project in Kerala - Idukki
17. Highest peak in Kerala- Anamudi
18. Largest Waterfall in Kerala: Athirapally
19. Biggest National Park in Kerala - Eravikulam National park
20. Largest Fort in Kerala - Bekal Fort
21. Largest Muncipal Corporation in Kerala -Thiruvananthapuram
22. Largest IT employer in Kerala - Technopark,Thiruvananthapuram
23. Longest highway in Kerala - NH 66 (669.437km)
24. Longest Rail bridge in Kerala/India -Vallarpadam railway link in Kochi
25. Second most populous district : Trivandrum.(First : Malappuram).
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Avakashikal

• Written By : M. K. Menon
• published in 1980
•  3958 pages
• four volumes
•  longest novel written in any Indian language
• published by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society
• Won  
• 1981: Sahitya Akademi Award
• 1981: Odakkuzhal Award
• 1983: Vayalar Award
• Plot : Set in Malaysia, the novel deals with Velunni Kurup, a septuagenarian self-made millionaire and a host to his greedy relatives who try to defraud him of his wealth. Krishnanunni, a leading lawyer and a close friend of Velunni Kurup is the protagonist of the novel. The novel depicts the minds of about ten persons belonging to four generations with great insight.

M.K. Menon 

• Moorkkanaat Krishnankutty Menon (23 June 1928 – 13 May 1993)
• Pen Name : Vilasini
•  first novel Niramulla Nizhalukal

Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society

• world's first writers' co-operative