Memory's Fatal Lure: The Left, the Congress and `Jeevan' in Kerala

The raging controversy in Kerala over the secularism content in one chapter of a school textbook brings back memories of similar controversies from the 1950s. Caste groups are protesting in defence of upper caste interests and religious organisations are angry at what they see as the state governmen...

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Main Author: J\Devika
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic & Political Weekly EPW july 26, 2008 2008
Subjects:
KERALA TEXTBOOK CONTROVERSY SYLLABUS POLITICS
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003757.pdf
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