The Department of Cultural Affairs is a department working under the

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision ...

. The department is formed to promote and preserve the culture and heritage of Kerala. Several cultural organisations are present under this department.

Activities

Cultural Affairs (A) Department

* Papers relating to Kerala Kalamandalam, Kerala Sahitya Academy, Kera la Sangeetha Nataka Academy, Kerala Folklore Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Academy, Bharat Bhavan, Thulu Academy * Audit Reports, L.A. interpellation, Subject Committee Report, Estimate Committee report, O. P. Etc. * Issuing Awards such as Ezhuthachan puraskaram, Kathakali Puraskaram,P allavoor Appu Marar Puraskaram, Raja Ravivarma Puraskaram, Keraleeya Nritha Natya Puraskaram. * Papers relating to Grant-in-aid to Jawahar Bala Bhavan in the State and allied matters. * Grant-in-aid to memorials to eminent men of arts and letters and allied matters. * Grant-in-aid to Cultural Organisations in the State and NRG to various Cultural Institutions. * Papers relating to Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Kerala State Film Development Corporation. * Related papers with L.A., Apex Committee Meeting etc. and Miscellaneous papers.

Cultural Affairs (B) Department

* Papers relating to Archaeology Department, Centre for Heritage Studies * Papers relating to Administration and Establishment matters of Museum & Zoo * Multi Purpose Cultural Complex Society (Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan). * Miscellaneous papers of Cultural Affairs (B) Department. * Papers relating to South Zone Cultural Centre and Swathi Sangeetholsavam. * Cinema-TV Awards, Cultural Exchange Programme, Monthly Plan Progress. * Papers related to Budget proposals of Cultural Affairs Department, Subject Committee, Vasthuvidya Gurukulam and Cine Artists' Pension. * Paper related to Subsidy for Malayalam film and grant to federation of film societies of India * Sanctioning of grant for the conduct of International Film Festivel, Kerala

Cultural Affairs (C) Department

* All papers relating to State Institute of Languages, Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature, State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications, Kerala State Book Mark, Konkani Sahithya Academy, Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board. * Pension papers of Kerala Government Cultural Institution Employees Pension Scheme. * All papers of State Archives Department & Directorate of Culture * Monthly pension to artists who are in indigent circumstances, Arrear pension of pensioner to his/her heirs. * Financial Assistance to Artists for Medical treatment, Central-state pension to artists. * All miscellaneous papers relating to the Section. * Consolidation work of Cultural Affairs Department. * L. A. Interpellation. * Monthly Business Statement. * Papers related to classical language Status to Malayalam

Organisations under the department

* Directorate of Culture * Department of Archaeology * Department of Archives * Museum and Zoo Department *

Kerala Sahitya Akademi The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and Malayalam literature, literature. It is situated in City of Thrissur, Kerala in India. History The academy ...

Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Cana ...

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy is located in Thrissur city, of Kerala, in India. It was established on 26 April 1958, inaugurated by then Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The academy started a cultural centre at the Bahrain Ker ...

Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Kerala Lalithakala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established in 1962 to promote art and artistic heritage, based at Thrissur in Kerala. Murali Cheeroth is the newly appointed chairman of Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi on 202 ...

Kerala Folklore Academy Kerala Folklore Academy is an autonomous center for cultural affairs constituted by the Government of Kerala and works under the Department of Cultural Affairs. It was established on 28 June 1995 to promote and project the traditional art forms ...

* Konkani Sahithya Academy * Tulu Academy * Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy * Urdu Academy * State Institute of Languages *

Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature Kerala State Institute for Children's Literature (KSICL) is an Institution under the Department of Cultural Affairs of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passag ...

* State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications * Kerala State Book Mark * Malayalam Mission * Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan *

Vasthuvidya Gurukulam Vasthuvidya Gurukulam at Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala is a State-run institution for the promotion of traditional architecture and mural paintings. Founded on 17 November 1993, Vasthuvidya Gurukulam comes under Department of Culture, Governm ...

* Bharath Bhavan * Guru Gopinath Natana Gramam * Centre for Heritage Studies * Sreenarayana International Study Centre * Kumaran Asan National Institute of Culture * Jawahar Bala Bhavan *

Kerala Kalamandalam Kerala Kalamandalam, deemed to be University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major center for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the Southern states of India, with the special emphasis on K ...

Kerala State Film Development Corporation Kerala State Film Development Corporation (abbreviated as KSFDC), is an organization founded by the Government of Kerala, India for promoting the film market in the state. It was founded in 1975, a period when the production of Malayalam films ...

* Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board * Pallana Kumaranasan Smarakam * O. V. Vijayan Smarakam * Kunchan Nambiyar Smarakam Ampalapuzha * Thakazhi Smarakam * Kunjunnimash Smarakam * Kunjan Nambiar Smarakam * Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Smaraka Trust * Govinda Pai Smaraka Samithy * Parthi Subbah Yakshagana Samithi * Narendraprasad Smaraka Nadaka Padana Gaveshana Kendram * Unnaiwarrier Smaraka Kala Nilayam * Mayyanad C. Kesavan Smarakom * Cherayi Sahodharan Ayyappan Smaraka Samithi * Sarasakavi Mulur Smarakom * A. R. Rajarajavarma Smaraka Samithi * Thunchan Memorial Trust

References

External links

* {{Kerala Government departments of Kerala Culture of Kerala

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...