Bound for school, Aleppy, India, 2008 by Phil Douglis

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03-APR-2008

Bound for school, Aleppy, India, 2008

A pair of Islamic boys head for school in Aleppy, the last stop on our cruise through Kerala’s tropical backwaters. Kerala has the second highest literacy rate (90%) among India’s states. The walls of Kerala and much of India are covered in posters, past and present. Those with heads on them are almost always from past elections. These boys may take no notice of them, but these walls speak of a society where communication is open and reading is taken for granted.

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Phil Douglis		26-May-2008 22:03
I agree, Christine -- I think I will do an entire gallery on schools and education, formal and informal, someday. Thanks for the idea.

Christine P. Newman		26-May-2008 21:23
It is always interesting to compare how various cultures look at formal education. Someone should do a comparative movie - it would certinly be fascinating. Informal education is also worth exploring.

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