Keeping Kerala's Art Alive

A sudden trip to hometown in Kerala gave me a chance to visit one of the surviving traditional
art schools. Spending my entire school life in Kerala, I never visited Malayala Kalagramam but
better late than never.

29kms from Kannur town, you need to take a left before the Mahe River Bridge and in minutes you will see the name board on the left. There are chances of missing the place as you may get distracted by the beauty of Mahe River alongside the road.

                                                                           

As you walk towards the old building, you ears will strain to hear the faint harmonium music with voices matching to it giving you the feel of traditional Kerala. Sponsored by the A.P.Kunhiraman Trust Chennai, the center started functioning in 1994 and has courses in painting, sculpture, music, dance and pottery. Besides these, sessions, seminars, lectures, in-service programmes and special projects in different fields of art and humanities are conducted by the Fraternity centre of the Kalagramam. It also offers Kalari (stage) for youngsters to rehearse and perform all forms of fine arts. Yoga and Sanskrit too are taught here.

Tourists are permitted to watch the classes with prior permission from the Director. The Malayala Kalagramam is closed on all Thursdays. It is a must go for all the art lovers and spend some time with the veterans of art and linger around in the campus interacting with like-minded people. The ambience is sure to give inspiration to your creativity.


Malayala Kalagramam
Cochin House New Mahe,
Calicut
Kerala
Phone number - 0495 - 2332961

-Chalked By Rashmi