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 ...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the concerns raised by the Karnataka government over Kerala's decision to make Malayalam a compulsory first language in schools are baseless. In a ...

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, ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has opposed Kerala's Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, warning that "promotion cannot become imposition". "India's ...

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 ...

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday defended the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, and said that the apprehensions that have been raised against it do not reflect the facts and the inclusive ...

Over 17,000 students in Classes 1 to 7 studying in government and aided schools in Ernakulam have turned proficient in Malayalam language after the Education Department introduced its innovative ...

November 1, widely celebrated as Kerala piravi dinam, is seen as a platform to celebrate the importance of the language by the All-Kerala Sahitya Parishath, a voluntary organization. KOCHI: “How can ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has issued an order making Malayalam the compulsory first language in schools. The order has details on the distribution of periods for Malayalam learning, ...

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 ...

The assembly on Wednesday passed the bill making Malayalam compulsory in all the schools in the state. The Malayalam Language Teaching bill was presented before the House by education minister C ...