KOZHIKODE: The Malaibar Foundation for Research and Development has embarked on an ambitious project to preserve the texts ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...