There's a Syrian Christian community in Kerala apparently. Off the top of my head i'd say that The
Saint Thomas Christians, also known as the
Nasrani (or
Nasrani Mappila) are an ancient body of
Christians from the
Indian state of
Kerala who trace their origins to the evangelical activity of
Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century.
[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The community was historically united in leadership and liturgy, but since the 17th century have been split into several different church groups and traditions.
Historically the Saint Thomas Christian community was part of the
Church of the East, centred in
Persia. They were organised as the
Ecclesiastical Province of India in the 8th century, served by bishops and a hereditary
Archdeacon. In the 16th century the overtures of the
Portuguese padroado to bring the Saint Thomas Christians into the
Catholic Church led to the first of several rifts in the community and the establishment of Catholic and
Malankara Church factions. Since that time further splits have occurred, and the Saint Thomas Christians are now divided into several different Catholic,
Oriental Orthodox, and independent bodies, each with their own liturgies and traditions.
The Saint Thomas Christians represent a single
ethnic group. Saint Thomas Christian culture is largely developed from
East Syrian influences blended with local customs and later elements derived from indigenous Indian and European colonial contacts. Their language is
Malayalam, the local tongue of Kerala.