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The National question or the question of formation of states on a linguistic basis and of state autonomy in a federal set up, was along with the agrarian question, the most powerful force behind the post war revolutionary upsurge swaying millions of people throughout India. The formation of modern Kerala was the outcome of a series of socio- political, cultural, linguistic and administrative factors. The fulfilment of a long process of historical evolution, become the need of the day. A number of agencies and individuals contributed to the realization of this goal. It represented the cultural, political, administrative, emotional and linguistic unification of Travancore Cochin and Malabar.