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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY
B.A. ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

GENERIC ELECTIVE (HISTORY)
B21HS01GE
Modernization of Kerala
Credits 2

Course Objectives

1. To trace the historical backdrop of the formation of modern Kerala.
2. To evaluate the nature of the social reform movement in Kerala.

Course Outcomes

Upon completing the course students will,

1. To learn about the role of reform movements in transforming traditional society into a modern one.
2. To understand the character of Kerala renaissance and identify how it revolutionised the social
fabric of Kerala.

COURSE DETAILS

BLOCK 1: TOWARDS MODERNITY

Unit 1 : Prelude to Social Reform

Unit 2 : Colonial Administration- Modernity

Unit 3 : Missionary intervention

LMS-CMS-BEM- Channar agitation

Unit 4 : Print and Early Newspapers

Unit 5 : Western Education - Early Educational efforts

Unit 6 : Malayalam Literature and New Social Consciousness

BLOCK 2: SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS

Unit: 1 : Vaikunda Swamy and Samatva Samajam

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