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30 Apr 2026

“Chokkupodi 2026” Academic Congress Features VMFT Teacher Research Group’s Insights from China

Teachers’ Club Kolanchery, an Ernakulam-based collective of educators committed to advancing educational reform, organized an online seminar, in collaboration with…

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20 Apr 2026

Who Shapes Progressive Thought Today: Institutions or Algorithms?

We hosted the third session of our discussions series as part of the Shri. K.M. Bashir’s centenary celebrations, bringing together…

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16 Apr 2026

Learning From the World Lecture Series – A Roundup

The Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust (VMFT), in collaboration with the School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, continued its Learning…

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17 Mar 2026

Malayalam Journalism: From Swadeshabhimani to the Social Media Era

As part of the centenary commemorations of Shri. K.M. Bashir founder of VMFT, we hosted the second session of our…

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10 Mar 2026

AI, Malayalam and the Digital Public Sphere

We launched our new discussion series with a timely and layered conversation on how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping Malayalam digital…

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6 Mar 2026

Kerala’s Education Paradox

Kerala is often held up as India’s education success story. A region once marked by rigid caste divisions, gender gaps…

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16 Jan 2026

Social Media & Progressive Thought in Kerala

Conversations for Equal Humanity and Equal Citizenship The ways Malayalis read, think, debate, and dissent have changed dramatically in the…

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6 Jan 2026

Bridging Ideas and Impact: VMFT’s 2024-25 Year in Review

The Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust (VMFT) continues to serve as a vital bridge between global intellectual discourse and local grassroots…

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“Fraternity in a Secular State: The Protection of Cultural Rights and Duties”

27 Aug 2025

Finding Common Ground in a Divided World: Join Us at VMFT for the 16th K.M. Bashir Memorial Lecture

In a time when public discourse often feels fragmented, the value of principled debate and the courage to dissent has…

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“Extract from the draft concept for VMFT” – K.M. Bashir c. 1985

27 Apr 2025

Renewing a Tryst with Social Justice and Communal Harmony – The Contribution of VMFT

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shri K.M. Bashir, the Founder of VMFT, and of the Vaikkom Satyagraha…

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