Arjunan
Arjunan works on educating young people from his native Hill Pulya community in Kerala. He facilitates Malayalam-language education for them which allows them to fight for their various rights. Arjunan is also a farmer.
Areas of expertise
Education
Articles by Arjunan
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February 2, 2023
If it’s Idukki, it must be Malayalam: The language of land rights
The Hill Pulyas in Kerala’s Idukki district, which borders Tamil Nadu, grew up studying in Tamil-medium schools. But they had to learn Malayalam to fight for their land and escape bonded labour.
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