Kerala
Where mathematicians wrote infinite series two centuries before Europe rediscovered them, and where India’s first technology park was conceived in 1990.
- Policy
- A state roadmap for capability centres, published in July 2026
- Cities
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode
- Delegation
- State delegationAn invitation has gone out. No name is shown until it is accepted.
Then and now
Then
Around 1400, Madhava of Sangamagrama, a mathematician from Kerala, worked out infinite series for the sine, the cosine and the arctangent. European mathematicians reached the same results more than two hundred years later. The school that followed him carried the work on for generations.
Now
Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram, conceived by the state government in 1990, was India’s first technology park. Kochi’s airport became the world’s first to run entirely on solar power in 2015, and the United Nations honoured it for that in 2018. Kerala has a habit of doing the new thing early and without fuss.
Policy
Kerala published a roadmap for attracting Global Capability Centres in July 2026, building on its technology parks in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. A CBRE review the following month lists it among seven states with stated targets for new centres. Targets and incentives will be confirmed with the state delegation.
GKToday on Kerala GCC Outlook 2026, 22 July 2026. (Opens in a new tab) CBRE, The Policy Advantage, August 2026. (Opens in a new tab)
Cities
- Thiruvananthapuram
- The state capital, and the home of Technopark
- Kochi
- A port city, with Infopark
- Kozhikode
- A UNESCO City of Literature, with Cyberpark
At the pavilion
The Kerala delegation will show the region’s centres and industries, its policy and incentives, its talent and universities, its infrastructure and its plans. Details will be published when the delegation confirms.
Culture and cuisine
Kerala’s stages hold Kathakali, with its painted faces, and Kutiyattam, which UNESCO describes as one of India’s oldest living theatrical traditions. Expect a sadya, a feast served on a banana leaf, handloom cotton edged with gold, and the spices that first brought the world’s traders to this coast.
Meet the delegation
An invitation has gone out. No name is shown until it is accepted.
State participation is by invitation. When the Kerala delegation confirms, its members and briefing times will be listed here. Delegates can ask for a meeting in advance, and an Explorer’s meetings are arranged by their Navigator.
Facts on this page come from published policy and the sources named beside them. They will be reviewed with the state delegation.