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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Malayalam Language Bill 2025 seeks to formalise Malayalam as Kerala’s official language for official purposes. A language Bill in Kerala has become a schooling dispute between two states, not ...