“Had I been rigid in my ideas about the university, Malayalam University would have faced far more troubles,” he said. Malayalam University is arguably the only one in the world offering environmental studies as a social science, whereas others universities consider it science. Writers’ supportMr. Jayakumar said that the support the university got from Malayalam writers was phenomenal. Almost all Malayalam writers have visited the campus. Today, the local people of Vettom panchayat do not want Malayalam University to be shifted to a permanent campus elsewhere.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 00:56 UTC