Kerala by Train

Welcome to Kerala.

After flying into Mumbai, we immediately took a 27 hour train ride to the southwestern-most state in India. Kerala is known for its high literacy rate, which hovers around 91%; this is the highest rate of any state in India. According to Wikipedia, "Social reforms enacted in the late 19th century by Cochin and Travancore were expanded upon by post-Independence governments, making Kerala among the Third World's longest-lived, healthiest, most gender-equitable, and most literate regions. However, Kerala's suicide, alcoholism, and unemployment rates rank among India's highest. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country."

I spent most of the train ride sleeping and recovering from jet lag. But I spent a few hours staring out the door of the train, hardly believing I was finally here in India.

Here are a few snaps from the train.