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- KERALA EDUCATION |
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| Kerala with over 90% literacy ranks
as India's most literate state. It spends more on education
than any other state, in fact more than many other
countries. Kerala standards are impressive in terms
of years of schooling, number of educational institutions,
enrolment in higher education and results. Education
has always been important in Kerala and is seen as
a means to acquiring dignified behaviour, cultural
traits and respect. Kerala has the largest percentage
of literacy rate in India. Kottayam district in Kerala
is the first
district to achieve 100 % literacy in India. |
In the early days Buddhists and
Jains developed educational institutions called salais,
and these continued after the conversion to Hinduism.
But with the coming in of the caste system education
became the privilege of the upper sections of society.
Things began to change in the latter part of the 19th
century when the need arose for a well-trained government
work force. Christian missionaries began to establish
schools for lower caste people.
During this time, with more state involvement, education
became free and compulsory for children up to the
age of 10. Private organisations continued and even
today a great part of school and college education
is privately administered. A university was established
in Travancore in 1937, which after the formation
of Kerala became the University of Kerala in 1956.
Since then six more universities have been established |
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UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala, India. Pincode - 695 034, Tel : +91 - 471 -
306422, 305931.
Fax: +91 - 471 - 307158,
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, Kozhikode PO, Calicut,
Pincode - 673635, Tel : +91 - 494 - 400241, 401144
Fax : +91 - 494 - 400269,
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MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, Priyadarshini Hills
P.O, Kottayam - 686560, Tel : +91 - 481 - 597494/
597605,
Fax : +91 - 481 - 597731, t
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COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(CUSAT), Kochi - 682 022, Kerala,
Tel : +91 - 484 - 540619/855396. Fax: +91
- 484 - 540619/855396,
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KANNUR UNIVERSITY, PO Civil Station, Kannur
- 670002, Kerala, India, Tel: +91 - 497 -
505330 / 505310
Fax: +91 - 497 - 505380, Click here for
Colleges & Courses list
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SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT,
Sree Sankaran Puram, Kaladi - 683 574,
Kerala, India
Tel : +91 - 484 - 463380/463480, Email:
ssus@md3.vsnl.net.in
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KERALA AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, Vellanikkara,
Trichur - 680 654, Kerala, Tel : +91
- 487 - 370034, 370439
Fax : +91 - 487 - 370019, Email: kauhqr@ren.nic.in
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Mysore Palace |
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The Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets, arches and colonnades; the palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world. |
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Wildlife in Kerala
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This sanctuary is famous for its Nilgiri Tahr, an endangered animal. Actually this was set up especially for the preservation of this Nilgiri Tahr. Now the number of Tahrs has increased and they constitute the largest known. |
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Tirupati
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Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills.Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshwara. |
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Kerala House Boat
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Kettuvallom (House Boat) is a country boat that was used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages to the towns with the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services. |
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Kerala's rivers, little lakes and backwater lagoons give this landscape a green and silver appearance. They stretch along the costal strip from Quilon to Cochin. Experience the magic where local ferries from Kollam.
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This internationally famous beach is just 16 Km south of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala. It is an ideal spot for sun bath on the silver sands. The sea coast is silvery sand bordered on one side by..
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Most of the beaches in India are exotic and present spectacular effects and memorable experiences to a cross section of people from all over of the world along the vast peninsular Indian coastline.
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Washed by the silvery waves of the Arabian Sea, occupies a significant place in the tourist map of Kerala. Interlocked with a large number of canals and bridges, this water locked district ...| More | |
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