Kerala is a State of India.
Kerala . The state has witnessed significant emigration , especially to Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s , and its economy depends significantly on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community . Malayali . The Malayali or Malayalee are an ethno-linguistic group native to the Malabar region in the state of Kerala . The Malayali community in the Malabar region of India has a history of immigrants to the region from various parts of the world ( primarily from the Middle East , Portugal during Portuguese India , and Britain during the British Raj ) .