The Malayalam Language Bill 2025 has triggered an inter-state dispute not over identity, but over schooling. By making Malayalam compulsory as a first language in Classes 1–10, the law raises ...

One of the most contentious aspects of the Bill relates to schooling. The legislation makes Malayalam the compulsory first language from Classes 1 to 10 in Kerala syllabus schools.

Vijayan, in a reply to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the decision to make Malayalam the compulsory first ...

Kerala passed the Malayalam Language Bill in Oct 2025, making it the sole official language. The bill mandates Malayalam as a compulsory subject from Class 1 to Class 10. Karnataka opposes the bill, ...

An award-winning teacher, Sabu served as vice-principal, later as principal of CMS Higher Secondary School before retiring from active teaching this May. “I wanted to be a journalist but ended up ...

Karnataka has formally raised objections to Kerala’s proposed Malayalam Language Bill 2025, asserting that it poses a threat to Kannada-speaking minorities in the border district of Kasaragod.