Audio-visual text written by Samagra Shiksha Kerala | Image source: Specai Arrangement
In a novel attempt to provide education to bedridden girls belonging to the Cholanaikkan tribe of Malapuram district, the Samagra Shiksha Kerala program of the General Education Ministry has prepared 30 audio-visual texts of the tribe’s own unique language in a novel attempt to provide education to bedridden girls belonging to the Cholanaikkan tribe of Malapuram district. .
The 12-year-old girl, Meenakshi, is the eldest daughter of Mani of Nilambur Poochappara, who was killed earlier last month in a wild elephant attack in the forest.
Unlike other tribal communities, Cholanaikkans live deep in the forest and have limited connections to mainstream society.
After the death of his father, forest department officials transferred Meenakshi’s family from the forest area to the hotel they are currently staying in.
SSK State Project Director Supriya AR told PTI that the Malappuram district plan officials who visit her regularly are receiving education from tribal girls.
SSK is providing home education to 6,168 students across the state, and in addition to convening visits, she said, has arranged virtual classes for them.
State Planning Official Sindhu SS said Meenakshi responded well to the speech text in a short period of time.
She said the girl never left home due to her physical condition because she never left home.
Cholanaikkans uses its own unique language and belongs to the Dravidian family similar to Malayalam and Kannada. Talking text is specially prepared for Meenakshi.
The talkative text prepared for Meenakshi is named “Thanks, Bana, Belli” (Moon, Sky and Star) in Cholanaikkan.
“This is a model of inclusiveness in Kerala education,” state general education minister V. Sivankutty said in a Facebook post.
“SSK of the General Education Ministry wrote audio and video texts 30 times for this particular female language because she didn’t understand Malayalam,” the minister said in his post.
publishing – February 25, 2025 at 09:03 pm IST
