Campus Politics in Kerala

CHAPTER I11
STUDENT POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN KERALA

To it understand student political activism in

is

important

attitudinal chapter, an

political second data.

activities

and

combination help put

leading

both

historical

in the first

section

of the historical

and

of

this

course

of

the

of students is made, while

in

the

prepared

and

a questionnaire has

collected

attitudes

consider

Thus

analysis

section,

answers

to

Kerala,

from

students

aspirations

been

to

understand

regarding

their

politics.

of historical data and attitudinal data the facts collected in

to

a

realistic

the

right

understanding

A

will

perspective

of

students'

political preferences.

In
Kerala

the background of the entire student movement is strugyle. when the

student

participation

in

the

supported the

anticolonial

struggle

actively

participated in it.

students

had clamoured for educational reforms.

basis
1960's.

freedom

The first half of the 20th century was a period

students

political

in

activities

became
The

Then comes the 1950's

of students

challengingly

on

prominent

late 1950's and the

Prepared by BeeHive Digital Concepts Cochin for Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam

an

when the organisational

only

1960's

But

and

during

the

witnessed

the

birth

of

several

student

political

shades.

Then

organisations on we read

of

about

different the involvement of students in the field of higher demanding concessions, confronting

agitations, and gaining

education,

authorities,

engaging in pitched battles with

finally

active

representation

on

leading

the

police

the

various

university bodies.

Section I

Students
and