Ref. : Circular No.11 dated July 31, 2014.
The official spelling of the name of my state should have been' Keralam ' केरळम्' and not 'Kerala' 'केरला' (as has been mistakenly opted for by some ignorant politician or bureaucrat) to be further shortened and made a mockery of by those who aren't aware of the factual position into 'Keral ''केरळ', hearing which every time I wince.
The capital of Keralam is Thiruvananthapuram तिरुवनन्तपुरम which was anglicized into Trivandrum ट्रिवानड्रम to be further made bizarre as Trivendrum त्रिवेन्द्रम by those who aren't able to differentiate between 'आ' and 'ए'.
Please write Keralam ' केरळम्' and Thiruvananthapuram 'तिरुवनन्तपुरम'.
Regards.
P. Ramanathan.