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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY
B.A. SANSKRIT LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
GENERIC ELECTIVE (HISTORY)

B21HS01GE

Modernzation of Kerala
CREDITS: 2

Course Objectives:
The course aims:

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

Course Outcomes:

The course would enables the learners:

● To learn about the role of reform movements in transforming traditional society into a modern
one.

● 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
Unit 2 : Sree Narayana Guru and SNDP Yoga

Unit 3 : Ayyankali and SJP Yogam- Poikayil Appachan and PRDS

Unit 4 : V.T.Bhattathiripad and Yoga Kshema Sabha
Unit 5 : Makthi Tangal, Vakkam Moulavi and Aikya Sangam

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