Introduction: Trivandrum is officially known as Thiruvananthapuram and it is the capital city of Kerala. It is also known as “The City of Sacred Serpent”. Trivandrum is a perfect mixture of the modern and traditional architecture. Beautiful palaces and the temples are the major tourist concern in the city. Trivandrum is an excellent center of transport as well as communication. This loving city is glorified with its wooden houses in red tiles with pagoda tops, and winding cobbled lanes. The urban development in the modern society gives threats to the natural displays of Trivandrum. It is one of the most beautiful cities of the country.

History: Trivandrum is a conjunction of three words: Tiru, Anantha, and Puram. This means the town of Lord Anantha. The message is quite relevant because the temple of Anantha is in the mid center of Trivandrum. The folklore and the literature of the town exhibit its existence in the ancient times. Till the starting of 10th century, the Ays were the major power of this place and later the Venads ruled it. During the regency of Umayamma Rani in 1684, the British wanted to control over Anchutengu, a coastal region to make their stronghold over the area. Maharaja Swathi Thirunal uplifts the place with economic prosperity and cultural progress.

Places of interest: There is an ample place of tourist attraction in Trivandrum. Government Art museum is built with the architectural taste of Kerala, Mughal, Chinese and Italian. This museum is also named after the once Governor General of Madras, John Napier as the Napier Museum. Sree Chitra Art Gallery displays the selected works of Roerich and Raja Ravi Verma. One of the best laid out zoo of India, The Zoological Gardens of Trivandrum is a best site to visit for animal lovers or just for a hangout. The Indian School of Martial Arts preserves the 5000 years old martial arts of Kerala, the Kalaripayattu. The traditional Kalari or the arena is also a worth seeing here.

Travel information: Trivandrum is a well-developed city in terms of transportation as well as communication. As it is the capital city of Kerala, the local transportation is very convenient. The roadway services connect Trivandrum with all the highways and the major cities in the south. Trivandrum is facilitated with an international airport that mobilize the inflow of foreign tourists from West Asia, Sri Lanka and Maldives in Kerala. The jet airlines and Indian airlines serve the domestic purpose connecting with major cities like Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay and Chennai. The railways also connect with all the major cities of South India. The weather of Trivandrum is pleasant all round the year.