Young scribes on a mission
MALEEHA RAGHAVIAH
A study on people living by the sea coast threw light on unexplored facets.
Armed with note pads and pen, students of the Thiruvangoor Higher Secondary School, near Kozhikode, collected data on the lifestyle and traditions of the people who lived in the sea coast of the district. The material was collected for the publication “Kadaloram” as part of a study project in the journalism curriculum.
Compiling the details on the life of the people living in the coastal area turned out to be interesting. It took more than four months for the 57 students who were divided into six groups to complete the study as part of their journalism training.
After the annual examination, the students had set aside the summer holidays, to collect details of the people who lived on the beach. “Kadaloram in Malayalam, in a way combines aspects of folk, environment and citizen journalism. The activity of compiling data was enjoyable since a majority of students come from the coastal area and they could tabulate details of their own traditions,” says Ratheesh Kaliyadan, teacher of journalism.
The publication throws light on the varied aspects of the laws, implements, food habits, culture, biodiversity, and medicine of fisher folk. Three grama panchayats, along the Arabian Sea coast in Kozhikode district were chosen as the area of study. Fourth
This is the fourth publication being brought out by students of Thiruvangoor Higher Secondary School as part of the journalism curriculum.
Kadaloramis the first publication of its kind in the State, being brought out by school students, Ratheesh said.
The earlier publications of the school are Nattarangu, Arulappad and Karshikam.
THE HINDU,Online edition of India's National NewspaperTuesday, Sep 30, 2008
