Kerala Culture: List of Cultural Institutes in Kerala

A Kathakali Dancer

Kerala is known as the Gift of God for its rich cultural and natural heritage. The Government of Kerala alongwith the Central Government of India has established several institutions to preserve and promote this heritage. Some of the well known cultural organisations which are working toward the goal are listed below:

Name of the Institution	Established	Headquarter	Notes
Kerala Folklore Akademi	1995	Kannur	It publishes Poli magazine to promote folk arts of Kerala.
Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi	1962	Thrissur	It preserves and promotes the fine arts of Kerala. It regularly awards from various fields of fine arts.
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi	1958	Thrissur	It was established to promote dance, music, dramatics, temple arts, ritual arts and other popular local music forms.
Kerala State Chalachithra Akademy	1998	Thiruvananthpuram	Also known as Kerala Film Academy, it was the first film academy in the country to promote the cinema.
Kerala Sahitya Akademi	1956	Thrissur	It was established to promote the Malayalam language and literature.
Kerala Bhasha Institute	1968	Kozhikode	It was established to promote learning and literature on science and technology, the arts, literature, folklore and information technology. It also runs translation camps, book festivals and seminars.
Kerala State Institute for Children's Literature	1981	Thiruvananthapuram	It was established by the Government of Kerala to promote children's literature in Malayalam.
State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications	1961	Thiruvananthapuram	It publishes Sarvavijnanakosam, an encyclopedia in Malayalam. It covers more than 32000 topics.
Kerala State Jawahar Balabhavan	-	Thiruvananthapuram	It was established to nuture creativity in children of Kerala.
Vailoppilly Samskrithi Bhavan	-	Thiruvananthapuram	It was established by the Government of Kerala as a research, documentation, performance and preservation centre for Kerala's cultural traditions.
Margi	1970	Thiruvananthapuram	It was established for the revival of Kathakali and Kutiyattom.
Kerala Kalamandalam	1930	Thrissur	It imparts training in classical dance and theatre forms like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kudiyattam, Thullal, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Nangiar Koothu. It is now a deemed-to-be-university.