Ezhuthu Kalari
Ezhuthu Kalari, a Malayalam term refers to the old traditional village schools in Kerala.Pallikkoodam.[2] Ezhuthu Kalari were believed to be evolved from the ancient traditions of Gurukula system of schooling . Teachers of these schools were addressed by the name Asan or Ezhuthu Asan. [3] Ezhuthupally meaning schools on Shree Budda's period
References
- ^ Raja, Dileep.G (2005). "Of an old school of teachers". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
- ^ Kerala District Gazetteers: Quilon ,Kerala (India), A. Sreedhara Menon , page 423
- ^ People of India, Volume 27, Part 3 ,Anthropological Survey of India Kumar Suresh Singh, page 1613