In Kerala, schools are popularly known as 'Pallikkoodam'. Even though, many people really don't know how this name came into existence, they use it as an alias name for schools or any any place of learning. The real meaning of 'Pallikkoodam' is 'a place for education established by and adjacent to a Church'. The word "Pallikkoodam" originates from the Malayalam root words - "Palli" meaning 'Church' and "Koodam" meaning 'room/hall'.