In Kerala,yesterday,a woman was strangled to death by her husband.Today,a young woman was hacked to death by her husband,and the perpetrator surrendered to the police.The killing and abuse of women and children continues unabated in Kerala ,and tales of unspeakable horrors come to light every day. But these horrors no longer hit the headlines because ,in Kerala,violence is the order rather than the exception.But there are some people who pooh pooh the view that Kerala is a violent society.They say" These things happen in other countries.In fact,we are better than other states in India, and other Third World countries." True.But why not follow the example of civilised countries in the first World? Why not envision a society where people can live in peace. The claim that Kerala is the most educated,most developed state in India is hollow.Education without respect is useless.There is a general lack of respect in Kerala.Violence is the order of the day in many educationa...