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Half A Day for Caste? Education and Politics in Tamil Nadu, 1952-55

Author :  D. Veeraraghavan

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Country
India
Publisher
LeftWord Books, New Delhi.
ISBN 9788194357902
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2020
Bib. Info 166 p.; 23 cm. Includes Bibliography, Index
Product Weight 240 gms.
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In 1953, Chief Minister C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) introduced The Modified Scheme of Elementary Education in rural schools in Madras State. Based on the Gandhian model of Basic Education, it proposed schooling for rural children with half a day devoted to training in the parents’ traditional craft. Dubbed as the ‘Kula Kalvi Thittam’ (‘casteist education scheme’) by its detractors, Periyar’s Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and C.N. Annadurai’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and even elements within the ruling Congress party, the scheme ignited a political storm. While eminent experts from across the country were roped in to assess the scheme, there were massive protests in Tamil Nadu against it. Within a year the Rajaji government fell and his tenure in the seat of political power ended.

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