Culture of Lakshadweep

Culturally, the people of Lakshadweeep are similar to the people of Kerala. Even the language used is same as that of Keralites. The language used is Malayalam except in Minicoy, where Mahi is spoken. The people of the region are honest and there is less crime rate here. Women chant the folk ballads during household chores. Memories of the past as the arrival of Hazrat Ubaidulla in Lakshadweep, the plunder of the islands by the Portuguese, are kept alive by these ballads. The men have spirited folk dances. Women are very humble and meek.

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