Students of the Edamalakkudy tribal settlement in Idukki district now have an opportunity to improve their command of Malayalam. The Samagra Shiksha, Kerala, is conducting a special language training at the Edamalakkudy tribal lower primary school to enhance the reading and writing skills of the students.
The Muthuvan language that does not have a script of its own has been translated into Malayalam and select students are being trained in it.
A majority of the Muthuvan tribal people, residing in the Edamalakkudy and Kuruthikkudy settlements, do not know how to read and write Malayalam. This had led to an increase in the number of children keeping away from education. A Samagra study found that the number of children reluctant to go to school was three times that of the enrolled students.
