"I HAVE SEEN MANY KERALITE SAYING, WHEN EVER YOU ASK ANY PERSON WHO BELONGS TO KERALA, WHERE R U FROM?
THE ANSWER YOU GET FROM THEM IS.......
I AM FROM KERALA"
U know one thing in 60's 70's in dubai(UAE) they used the term "malabari(keralite)" in their documents.i dont want to mention the historical relation between gulf and malabaar,and the history of "URU" (the dhow).you can get it from internet.