A political system doesn’t create a society, it’s the character of people that enables political systems Every time I see Malayalee women, including my mother, hold their stomachs and laugh, I imagine that someone has told them that Kerala is a “matriarchal" society.
That Kerala is “a matriarchal society" is nonsense to such a degree that I have stopped believing even elephants are “matriarchal".
But many other exceptional qualities that Indians attribute to Kerala are true. Especially the way the state has fought the covid-19 pandemic, illuminating for the world outside its advanced and vast healthcare system for the masses.