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This initiative for participatory planning at the local level taken by the government of Kerala enormously empowered local communities and the different actors in the local political system.
It determines that although Kerala has a strong reputation for political participation, the rhetoric of decentralisation in the educational sector has not matched the reality there.
This uncritical adoration, which has acquired the status of national commonsense in Kerala, has reduced marginalized people in Kerala, particularly the lower-caste Dalits and tribals, to a state of abjection.
The lesson from Kerala is that strong political support is essential for establishing and maintaining an effective system of food security.
We examine the health care system in the Indian state of Kerala and highlight that socio-political power is a crucial determinant of consumption levels.
The unique context of Kerala, coupled with leadership of a few motivated and innovative officials, was key in both the decentralization and scaling-up process."
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Rajan Si, James Ks 
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These data would therefore indicate a healthy population in Kerala.
This paper argues that state intervention and class mobilization in the state of Kerala, India, have produced two forms of social capital.
He was a great visionary and Strived hard to liberate Kerala society from the grips of caste system and social injustice.
The paper argues that there are two divergent descriptions of contemporary Kerala which circulate with comparable energy – Kerala as utopia and as dystopia.