CU syndicate member seeks revision of UG Malayalam MDC citing overemphasis on Left ideologies
Syndicate member P Rasheed Ahmed said the chapters such as 'Janmitham' and 'Karshaka Samaramgal and Bhooparishkaranam' in the syllabus were framed exclusively around the history of Left movements.
He alleged that the syllabus attempts to prove that Kerala's social development was made possible solely through Leftist movements, while completely disregarding the contributions of other govts. Only works by CPM leaders and writers from Leftist thought streams were included for study, he added.
Ahmed noted that MDC, which replaced the second language courses, should have been designed to impart fundamental knowledge of the language and literary sensibility. Instead, nearly 95% of the current syllabus is comprised of subjects such as political science, history and law. The course, he said, has shifted from 'teaching Malayalam' to merely 'teaching in Malayalam'.
He demanded that the Malayalam MDC syllabus should be urgently reviewed by an expert committee, with ideologically biased content removed and restructured to prioritise language and literature.
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