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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Ezhuthu Kalari''' is a Malayalam term that refers to old traditional village schools in Kerala.<ref name=" The Hindu ">{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100700420200.htm |archive-url= https://archive.today/20141015115101/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100700420200.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-10-15 |year=2005 |first=Dileep.G |last=Raja |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |title= Of an old school of teachers |location= Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> These institutions were the major centers for initiating elementary education. Most of the children in the past had to attend these centres for learning [[The three Rs|3Rs]]. It had been known by other names as well, such as '''Ezhuthu pally''', '''Asan Kalari''' or [[Pallikkoodam]].<ref>''Kerala District Gazetteers: Quilon, Kerala (India),'' A. Sreedhara Menon, page 423</ref> 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 [[Aasaan|Asan]] or [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan|Ezhuthu Asan]].<ref>''People of India, Volume 27, Part 3, Anthropological Survey of India'' Kumar Suresh Singh, page 1613</ref> Ezhuthupally meaning schools on Shree Budda's period.<br />
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