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compare the life of people of ladakh with the life of people of
kerala in comparison with climate, dress, language, food habits,
clothes and festivals etc

Reecha Upadhyaya · Accepted Answer

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Kerala

Ladakh

Location

Kerala is a state in the southwest corner
of India A coastal state, it is surrounded by the sea on one side
and hills on the other

A desert in the mountains in the eastern
part of Jammu and Kashmir

Agriculture

A number of spices like pepper, cloves and
cardamoms are grown on the hills The fertile land and climate are
suited to growing rice

Very little agriculture is possible here;
covered in snow for a large part of the year; people depend on the
melting snow during the summer months for water

Occupation

Major occupation is of fishing and
cultivation The fishing nets called cheena-vala and the
utensil called the cheenachatti is believed that the word
cheen could have come from China

People here
keep sheep and
the sheep in
this region are
special
because they produce
pashmina wool
This wool is
prized and pashmina shawls cost a lot of
money The people in Ladakh carefully collect the wool of the sheep
and sell this to traders from Kashmir

Food habits

A majority of
people here eat rice, fish and vegetables

Each family
owns some goats, cows Meat and milk products like cheese and butter
are eaten

Religion

The Apostle
of Christ, St Thomas is believed to have come here nearly 2000
years ago and he is credited with
bringing Christianity to India Because of
various historical influences, people in Kerala practice different
religions such as Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and
Buddhism

Buddhism
reached Tibet via Ladakh Ladakh is also called Little Tibet Islam
was introduced in this region more than four hundred years
ago
and there is a significant Muslim
population here too

	Kerala	Ladakh
Location	Kerala is a state in the southwest corner of India. A coastal state, it is surrounded by the sea on one side and hills on the other.	A desert in the mountains in the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir
Agriculture	A number of spices like pepper, cloves and cardamoms are grown on the hills. The fertile land and climate are suited to growing rice.	Very little agriculture is possible here; covered in snow for a large part of the year; people depend on the melting snow during the summer months for water.
Occupation	Major occupation is of fishing and cultivation. The fishing nets called cheena-vala and the utensil called the cheenachatti is believed that the word cheen could have come from China.	People here keep sheep and the sheep in this region are special because they produce pashmina wool. This wool is prized and pashmina shawls cost a lot of money. The people in Ladakh carefully collect the wool of the sheep and sell this to traders from Kashmir.
Food habits	A majority of people here eat rice, fish and vegetables.	Each family owns some goats, cows. Meat and milk products like cheese and butter are eaten.
Religion	The Apostle of Christ, St. Thomas is believed to have come here nearly 2000 years ago and he is credited with bringing Christianity to India. Because of various historical influences, people in Kerala practice different religions such as Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.	Buddhism reached Tibet via Ladakh. Ladakh is also called Little Tibet. Islam was introduced in this region more than four hundred years ago and there is a significant Muslim population here too.

compare the life of people of ladakh with the life of people of kerala in comparison with climate, dress, language, food habits, clothes and festivals etc.