Which state is known as 'God's own country'?

Answer 1

KERALA.

Kerala, declared as one of the 50 places of a lifetime by National Geographic, is really 'God's own country'! With coconut palms dotting the sun kissed beaches and the houseboats drifting in the lazy backwaters, the place is a favourite of the legendry Sir Paul Mc.Cartney. The state is also renowned for its traditional 'Ayurveda' system of medicine, its glorious culture and mouthwatering cuisine.

Answer 2

God’s Own Country, often abbreviated to Godzone, is a phrase that has been used for more than 120 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. It has subsequently been adopted by some other countries, notably Australia, but this has declined as the phrase has become increasingly associated with New Zealand. For some years now Kerala state government in India, has been using this phrase to promote its tourism industry [1].

The earliest recorded use of the phrase was as the title of a poem about New Zealand written by Thomas Bracken sometime in the 1880s. It was published in a book of his poems in 1890, and then again in 1893 in a book containing a selection of his works, entitled Lays and Lyrics: God’s Own Country and Other Poems.

God’s Own Country as a phrase was often used and popularised by New Zealand’s longest serving prime minister, Richard John Seddon. He last quoted it on June 10, 1906 when he sent a telegram to the Victorian premier, Thomas Bent, the day before leaving Sydney to return home to New Zealand. "Just leaving for God's own country," he wrote. He never made it, dying the next day on the ship Oswestry Grange.

Bracken’s God’s Own Country is less well known internationally than God Defend New Zealand which he published in 1876. It was declared the country's national hymn in 1940, and made the second national anthem of New Zealand along with God Save The Queen in 1977.

In the United Kingdom the phrase is used by people from Yorkshire to describe that county, sometimes substituting the word county for country. The phrase is also occasionally used to describe the United States of America, often sarcastically.

Answer 3

the state of Kerala in India is known as God's own Country.

Answer 4

Better known as “God’s Own Country,” Kerala typifies the natural beauty of Southern parts of India. The name means “land of coconuts” in the native language spoken there, which is Malayalam. Some parts of Kerala, such as the backwaters, are really quiet and beautiful with lush green trees and water all around.

Answer 5

Better known as “God’s Own Country,” Kerala typifies the natural beauty of Southern parts of India. The name means “land of coconuts” in the native language spoken there, which is Malayalam. Some parts of Kerala, such as the backwaters, are really quiet and beautiful with lush green trees and water all around

Answer 6

This is interesting.
I didn't know a state of India was called God's Own Country.
The South Pacific country of New Zealand is called "Godzone".
This is a contraction of God's Own Country, but is never referred to in full, -only in the one word term.

Answer 7

Kerala ,the southern state of India bestowed by breath taking natural beauty

Answer 8

KERALA IS CALLED GOD'S OWN COUNTRY BECOUSE OF ITS BEAUTY.IT RAINS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SO THIS STATE ALWAYS LOOKS GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL. ALSO IT HAS A NUMBER OF RIVERS FLOWING THROUGH IT WHICH ADDS TO THE BEAUTY.CHECK OUT A FEW PICS OF KERALA ON THE NET.YOU'LL SEE FOR YOURSELF.HOWEVER THE WEATHER THERE IS HOT, HUMID AND STICKY.

Answer 9

Exploding palms and trumpeting elephants; temple dances that thunder into the night and mysterious green backwaters flowing sensuously through the land; colorful festivals, serene churches, enchanting byways and boat races...Kerala is a land of beauty of stunning variety and often is described as God's own country.

http://www.kamat.com/indica/kerala.htm

Answer 10

Kerala is the state. Himachal Pradesh is also there..thats where the Pandavs spent the 14 years exile.