Talk:Kerala model

Governmental?
'what is kerala model of economic growth : is it a product of Governmental?

The growth of Kerala is not a product of Governmental planning.So far no good  administrators not  appreared in Kerala. The people of Kerala is blessed with many non governmental agencies and social leaders. Library net work of Kerala supported by these agencies played a vital role in shaping, disseminating an enthusiasm in developmental activitieis in various local level.(K.N. Raj speech appearred in Indian express daily)

Not Encyclopedic Quality
This page refers to a complex economic subject. Anecdotal references and speculation about history of education, random references to spiritual gurus etc. are pointless unless they are referenced to some relevant people. News articles are not enough. Perhaps one can look at the work of K.N. Raj for some references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.51.6.65 (talk) 22:50, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I need help editing another Kerala article that has been taken over by propagandists, you want to help me Dogblock (talk) 02:58, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Page needs work
Article has little or no wiki. Although it has a few citations, details for some are not given, and they are inline instead of at the bottom of the article (see Manual of Style). Capitalization and odd grammar need attention. Phrases such as "Now consider this" and "Now comes the reason why" sound more like an oral presentation than language used in an encyclopedia. I will try to work in this later, but if anyone comes along in the meantime, great. 24.155.88.186 18:15, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Also language such as "It is a coastal land of 44 rivers and two rainy seasons that breeds greens; greens that conquer land, float over water and reach up to palm the skies. God has bestowed abundant natural beauty to this tiny piece of land" reads more like poetry than an encyclopedia. 24.155.88.186 18:31, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Statement in References section
Kerela have the premier educational institute like IIM-Kozhikode, RRL tivandrum
 * This statement was in "References" section and probably should be worked somewhere into the article. Also could use some grammar work. Oswald Glinkmeyer 01:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I wikified your article
I had to change some of the language to make it fit the tone of an encyclopedia. And some of it I removed because it was too enthusiastitic. You are supposed to nave a neutral point of view (WP:NPOV). As you mention on your Talk page, you do need more references.

Also, your Criticism section probably should be larger, as the criticisms you cite are serious. These are the same problems that are facing other countries. Especially when you have zero population growth and and emigrating population, that is a serious problems.

And, as you know, the world is not too enthusiastic about communism right now. I do some work of the Fidel Castro page and there are raging arguments going on. Is there a way you could explain that the form of communism in Kerala was unique and not of the Soviet sort?

I enjoyed working on your article and learning about Kerala. If I can help you further, let me know. And I apologize for any mistakes or misunderstandings I may have incurred in rewording some of your article. Good luck! KarenAnn 16:47, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Kerala model - "Export anything worth - including youth and shrimp"
What is the Kerala model? - It is the policy of "do not let any one have a normal and peaceful life at Kerala". If you are educated, then to earn a living you have to cross the boarders! Rest of us can spend our time by proclaiming the Kerala Model on the strength of that foreign currency.

Then how come educated youth from Kerala? It is the fruit of great efforts by people and organizations like Christian Missionaries, Narayana Guru etc..

What about the nature? Yes she is very kind to God’s own country saying “"It is a coastal land of 44 rivers and two rainy seasons that breeds greens; greens that conquer land, float over water and reach up to palm the skies. God has bestowed abundant natural beauty to this tiny piece of land" is literally true!

It would be nice to point out problems with high suicide rates and alcoholism. How about highly charged political activism in colleges that even leads to targeted student killings for political gain? On the positive side, there is a very healthy male-female ratio and involvement of women in engineering to a greater extent than in the United States. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sriram.sundararajan (talk • contribs) 05:41, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Political awareness section
In the Political awareness, the statment 'The per capita income of Kerala is around Rs 13,500 compared to India’s Rs 108,000, with that of the US a distant Rs 1,575,000' lacks reference. The quoted numbers seems to have huge error. Kerala per capita income is comparable to India n per cpita. But the numbers written suggest that the income is about 1/10 of the the national average! can someone cite the actual figure?

Economic backwardness of Kerala - Needed an overhaul
The article kept on saying that Kerala is Economically backward compared to rest of India. But when we see that latest per capita income figure, we can see that Kerala is the richest in South India and 5th (among major states) overall. Also from Economic sensus - 2005 we can find that Kerala has the highest desnity of Enterprises in India and it is largest job provider (job density) also.

Then why everyone is kept on saying that Kerala is economically backward.??? Infact it is one of the most economically prosperous state in India.

We need some more experts hands-on on this article to make it clean and true.

(Nubin_wiki (talk) 13:51, 28 October 2008 (UTC))

pictures of UN and Mahbub-ul-Haq
Does the image of UN HQ relevant to this article? Does the Mahbub-ul-Haq is to be displayed in such a big size?

I think the image of UN HQ is to be removed and Mahbub-ul-Haq's picture should be resized to a smaller size Nikhilkrgvr (talk) 17:09, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

The dark side of the Kerala model of development
This needs to be included too: http://infochangeindia.org/public-health/features/the-dark-side-of-the-kerala-model-of-development.html 89.188.103.210 (talk) 10:52, 20 November 2014 (UTC) God only know what happen here. Now Kerala is under control many powerful mafias. Even film field also seen it. Nobody never touch these people.It have very deep rooted links with other powers. Even in various political parties and leaders have openly  protected under this links.


 * please provide more credible sources for the claim ArbitraryChoice (talk) 14:21, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

When you go for a cultural meetings, this is also conducted one of mafia.

Comparing this with other part of India, you can easily watch our public life is under the darkish age, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thampikee (talk • contribs) 03:34, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Washington, D.C. not Washington state
The location to which Hans Rosling refers is the capital district, which is not a state. Washington state is on the other side of the country. Panoramalama (talk) 07:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Potential Edits
I think that the curent article has great potential to be updated considering the relevance of the model and its applicability to various other issues. Though the article covers a good portion of the model, there are many errors in the writing that create confusion for the reader. The WikiProject India article is rated as C-Class and of low importance, meriting further consideration. There is also much discussion on this talk page on changes that could be made, so I believe it would be relevant to make those changes. Moreover, some sections such as “State Policy,” “Hunger,” and “Opinions” consist of only a couple of sentences and could be improved. Overall, considering the current import of the subject and its wide applicability to understanding how to potentially improve development, I think it is an article worth editing. Navenp (talk) 05:56, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

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India
Why doesn't the rest of India follow Kerala's example? Jim Michael (talk) 03:52, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Bad writing
"projected as a beacon of hope" and "The Economist has patted the Kerala Government" are bad writing. Surely, what The Economist actually said can be expressed properly, in good English, without flowery metaphors and bizarre verb choices. Uncle G (talk) 12:59, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

AfD closed as speedy keep (nomination withdrawn).
Powerful Karma (talk) 15:45, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Proposed Revisions
I am a student at Rice University who is interested in working on the Wikipedia page for the Kerala model--the current article is rated as C-Class and is underdeveloped in many of its sections. I would like to incorporate sections with specific case studies or policies that support important sections like “Health care” and “State policy” (both sections that could be developed significantly). In addition, examining the role of communism and corruption could be valuable. Please take a look at my user page for references I will potentially be sourcing information from. Amykuriakose (talk) 02:33, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Starting Revisions
I have started editing this article by making some overall edits to improve grammar and flow as well as remove language like "backwards castes". I also added some information to the lead and the "Hunger" section. Please feel free to share any feedback/thoughts. Amykuriakose (talk) 23:27, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Include LGBTQ+ statistics as well
Surely Kerala can be argued as a progressive state in terms of transgender/non-binary healthcare policies by Indian standards, perhaps that statistics could also be reflected in the health care section and also gender equality section. I find it impossible to discuss Kerala model without the whole of Kerala in it. ArbitraryChoice (talk) 14:48, 14 April 2023 (UTC)