A language Bill in Kerala has become a schooling dispute between two states, not because Malayalam needs defending in Kerala, but because border classrooms do. On January 9, Karnataka Chief Minister ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed a bill by Kerala government mandating Malayalam as compulsory first language even in Kannada medium schools and urged the neighbouring state ...

In the Indian language of Malayalam, “love” comes in many shades. There is “sneham”, which encompasses all forms of love, including love for your family. Then there is “premam” for young love between ...

The Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, which seeks to promote the language and passed by the Kerala Assembly, is being opposed by leaders in Karnataka. The concern that minority languages in the State, ...

Kerala government's move to make Malayalam the compulsory first language in schools located in border areas with Karnataka - coming amid the backlash against what has been called the imposition of ...

It was only recently that Balachandran Chullikkad, the firebrand poet, in a press conference, appealed that his poems be taken off from school/college curriculum. The poet was irked by the poor ...

Kerala passed the Malayalam Language Bill in Oct 2025, making it the sole official language. The bill mandates Malayalam as a compulsory subject from Class 1 to Class 10. Karnataka opposes the bill, ...

KOCHI: There is a running joke among Keralites — the Malayalam translation for the word ‘switch’. We giggle while mouthing the word — ‘vidyucchakthi-gamanaagamana-niyanthrana-yanthram’. Though it ...