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B.A. MALAYALAM LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

GENERIC ELECTIVE (HISTORY)

B21HS01GE

MODERNIZATION OF KERALA

Credits: 2

Objectives:
The course aims:
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:
The course would enables the learners:
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 revolutionized the social fabric of Kerala.

Course Outline:
Block 1 : Towards Modernity
Block 2 : Socio-Religious Reform Movements

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

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