Kerala School Kalolsavam is an annual event conducted by the Government of Kerala, featuring several art competitions for high school and higher secondary school students of Kerala. The festival was started in 1956, and till 2022, it was called as Kerala State School Youth Festival. The participants are students from classes 8th to 12th. Winners from different revenue districts for a particular event will be competing in state level competition. The event is usually conducted in December–January months of a year and is considered to be the biggest cultural event of Asia.[1][2] 61st edition of Kerala School Kalolsavam, 2022-23 is scheduled at Kozhikode.
Kerala Schools Kalolsavam is a festival unique in its structure and organisation. The organisational set up from school level to state level for the conduct of the Kalolsavam is monitored by Education Department as per the manual drafted by experts in the field. Looking back into the history of School Kalolsavam in the last 53 years it is seen that the Kalolsavam has refined much in letter and spirit. Students get opportunity to express their talent in school level, sub district level, district level and at last at state level. When performers reach state level, perfection reaches its zenith.
In 1956-57 when the School Yuvajanolsavam (former name) began, it hadn't reached anywhere near the variety, pomp and the vast canvas which the festival has now reached. Dr.C.S.Venkiteswaran was the DPI in 1956. He had the opportunity to participate in the Inter-University festival at Delhi during that time. This inspired the great visionary to organize a similar festival at school level and thus he sowed the seed of School Kalolsavam at Ernakulam SRV High School in 1956. Programme was scheduled for one day and there were 200 participants. Mid-day meal and tea was served. Participation was directly from school level. Year by year more and more items were included, and number of days of the Kalolsavam was increased. Number of participants have increased to ten thousand.
From 1956-1957 to 2008-2009 School Kalolsavam has crossed many mile stones. Now Govt. has active involvement with peoples representatives from Grama Panchayath level to Corporation Level, Member of Legislative Assembly to Members of Parliament, Ministers etc. giving all support for the success of the Kalolsavam. While in 1956-57 there were only 200 participants, in 2008-2009 there are nearly 10,000 participants. While in 1956-57, it was a business of one day, today it is a festival of 7 days. The decorative main stage accommodates thousands of people. Delicious food is prepared for breakfast, mid day meals & supper for nearly ten thousand participants. The year 1975, when the festival was hosted at Calicut, was a turning point in the history of School Kalolsavam. Many art forms of Kerala tradition like Kathakali music, Mohiniyattom, Aksharaslokam etc. got entry to Kalolsavam for the first time. As a prelude to the Kalolsavam, proclamation rally was organised in 1975. Later on Margomkali, Kuchipudi, Yakshaganam, Band display etc. got entry to the Kalolsavam. By the end of eighties, ever rolling Golden Cup of 117.5 sovereign gold was awarded to the overall winning Revenue District. This Gold Cup was designed by Chirayankeezhu Srikandan Nair who was an Art Instructor in Education Department.
In the year 2000, Millennium trophy a beautiful dancing Nataraja trophy was introduced. Today there are numerous trophies, cash prizes, grace marks etc. to the winners. The system of Kalathilakam & Kalaprathiba was dispensed with to eliminate unhealthy competition. The festival has a foolproof system to encourage thousands of students in various Art & Literary forms in each academic year. Perfect time management, impartial Judgement, on the spot arrangements to dispose of appeals etc. has always been a matter of concern. From 2008-2009 it becomes a festival of students from Std.VIII to Plus 2 level. In a Nut Shell, School Kalolsavam is a Kaleidoscope of Kerala's young talent in the field of Art and Literature. Each year the venue of the Kalolsavam is changed from one District to another to ensure the participation of the people throughout the state.[3]
Malayalam film actors from Kalolsavam
Kerala School Kalolsavam has often helped film-makers to find new talent and fresh faces for actors to Malayalam cinema. Many actors of Malayalam film industry were participants of Kerala school kalolsavams.[4]
^"Kerala State School Youth Festival, Asia's biggest fest, begins today". Deccanchronicle.com. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^"60th State School Art Festival to open in Thrissur today". English.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
^ ab"If Miss India was stepping stone to Bollywood, it was school Kalolsavam for Malayalam films". The NEWS Minute. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^"What's with Vineeth and school arts festivals?". Manorama Online. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^"Stars are born at talent festivals!". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^"Kannur to host state school youth festival; athletic meet at Malappuram". English.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Kerala School Kalolsavam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kerala School Kalolsavam is an annual event conducted by the Government of Kerala featuring several art competitions for high school and higher secondary school students of Kerala The festival was started in 1956 and till 2022 it was called as Kerala State School Youth Festival The participants are students from classes 8th to 12th Winners from different revenue districts for a particular event will be competing in state level competition The event is usually conducted in December January months of a year and is considered to be the biggest cultural event of Asia 1 2 61st edition of Kerala School Kalolsavam 2022 23 is scheduled at Kozhikode Kerala School KalolsavamStatusActiveGenreYouth FestivalFrequencyAnnuallyVenueKeralaCountryIndiaFounded1956 66 years ago 1956 FounderDr C S VenkiteswaranParticipants12000AreaSecondary school students Class 8 to 12 Organised byGovernment of KeralaSponsorIT school Contents 1 History 2 Malayalam film actors from Kalolsavam 3 Venues and champions of yesteryears 3 1 District Ranking 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditKerala Schools Kalolsavam is a festival unique in its structure and organisation The organisational set up from school level to state level for the conduct of the Kalolsavam is monitored by Education Department as per the manual drafted by experts in the field Looking back into the history of School Kalolsavam in the last 53 years it is seen that the Kalolsavam has refined much in letter and spirit Students get opportunity to express their talent in school level sub district level district level and at last at state level When performers reach state level perfection reaches its zenith In 1956 57 when the School Yuvajanolsavam former name began it hadn t reached anywhere near the variety pomp and the vast canvas which the festival has now reached Dr C S Venkiteswaran was the DPI in 1956 He had the opportunity to participate in the Inter University festival at Delhi during that time This inspired the great visionary to organize a similar festival at school level and thus he sowed the seed of School Kalolsavam at Ernakulam SRV High School in 1956 Programme was scheduled for one day and there were 200 participants Mid day meal and tea was served Participation was directly from school level Year by year more and more items were included and number of days of the Kalolsavam was increased Number of participants have increased to ten thousand From 1956 1957 to 2008 2009 School Kalolsavam has crossed many mile stones Now Govt has active involvement with peoples representatives from Grama Panchayath level to Corporation Level Member of Legislative Assembly to Members of Parliament Ministers etc giving all support for the success of the Kalolsavam While in 1956 57 there were only 200 participants in 2008 2009 there are nearly 10 000 participants While in 1956 57 it was a business of one day today it is a festival of 7 days The decorative main stage accommodates thousands of people Delicious food is prepared for breakfast mid day meals amp supper for nearly ten thousand participants The year 1975 when the festival was hosted at Calicut was a turning point in the history of School Kalolsavam Many art forms of Kerala tradition like Kathakali music Mohiniyattom Aksharaslokam etc got entry to Kalolsavam for the first time As a prelude to the Kalolsavam proclamation rally was organised in 1975 Later on Margomkali Kuchipudi Yakshaganam Band display etc got entry to the Kalolsavam By the end of eighties ever rolling Golden Cup of 117 5 sovereign gold was awarded to the overall winning Revenue District This Gold Cup was designed by Chirayankeezhu Srikandan Nair who was an Art Instructor in Education Department In the year 2000 Millennium trophy a beautiful dancing Nataraja trophy was introduced Today there are numerous trophies cash prizes grace marks etc to the winners The system of Kalathilakam amp Kalaprathiba was dispensed with to eliminate unhealthy competition The festival has a foolproof system to encourage thousands of students in various Art amp Literary forms in each academic year Perfect time management impartial Judgement on the spot arrangements to dispose of appeals etc has always been a matter of concern From 2008 2009 it becomes a festival of students from Std VIII to Plus 2 level In a Nut Shell School Kalolsavam is a Kaleidoscope of Kerala s young talent in the field of Art and Literature Each year the venue of the Kalolsavam is changed from one District to another to ensure the participation of the people throughout the state 3 Malayalam film actors from Kalolsavam EditKerala School Kalolsavam has often helped film makers to find new talent and fresh faces for actors to Malayalam cinema Many actors of Malayalam film industry were participants of Kerala school kalolsavams 4 Sl No Actor Name Position won in Kalolsavam1 Vineeth Kalaprathibha title in 19862 Divyaa Unni Kalathilakam title in 1990 and 19913 Manju Warrier Kalathilakam title in 1992 and 19954 Kavya Madhavan Kalolsavam participant District level Kalathilakam title5 Ambili Devi Kalathilakam title in 20016 Navya Nair Kalolsavam participant7 Vineeth Kumar Kala Prathibha title in 19888 Vineeth Sreenivasan first prize for Mappila Songs in 20009 Vinduja Menon Kalathilakam title in 199110 Shivajith Padmanabhan Kalaprathibha title in 1998 amp 1999 4 5 6 Venues and champions of yesteryears EditBased on the points earned by each district a winner will be announced at the end of the event and the Golden Trophy will be awarded 7 8 Edition Year Venue Winner s 1st Runner up 2nd Runner up1 1957 Ernakulam North Malabar Kasaragod Kannur and Wayanad Not awarded2 1958 Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram3 1959 Palakkad Chittur Kozhikode4 1960 Kozhikode Thalassery Kannur 5 1961 Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram6 1962 Kottayam Changanassery Alappuzha7 1963 Thrissur Thiruvananthapuram8 1964 Pathanamthitta Thiruvalla Alappuzha9 1965 Palakkad Shoranur Kollam 1966 Not held 196710 1968 Thrissur Alappuzha Not awarded11 1969 Kottayam Irinjalakkuda Thrissur 12 1970 Thrissur Irinjalakkuda Irinjalakkuda Thrissur 13 1971 Alappuzha Alappuzha 1972 Not held 197314 1974 Alappuzha Mavelikkara Thiruvananthapuram Not awarded15 1975 Kottayam Pala Kottayam16 1976 Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram17 1977 Ernakulam Thiruvananthapuram18 1978 Thrissur Thiruvananthapuram19 1979 Kottayam Kottayam20 1980 Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram21 1981 Palakkad Thiruvananthapuram22 1982 Kannur Thiruvananthapuram23 1983 Ernakulam Thiruvananthapuram24 1984 Kottayam Thiruvananthapuram25 1985 Ernakulam Thiruvananthapuram26 1986 Thrissur Thiruvananthapuram27 1987 Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram28 1988 Kollam Thiruvananthapuram29 1989 Ernakulam Thiruvananthapuram30 1990 Alappuzha Ernakulam31 1991 Kasaragod Kozhikode32 1992 Malappuram Tirur Kozhikode33 1993 Thrissur Kozhikode34 1994 Kozhikode Thrissur35 1995 Kannur Ernakulam36 1996 Kottayam Thrissur37 1997 Ernakulam Kannur38 1998 Thiruvananthapuram Kannur39 1999 Kollam Thrissur40 2000 Palakkad Ernakulam amp Kannur41 2001 Idukki Thodupuzha Kozhikode42 2002 Kozhikode Kozhikode43 2003 Alappuzha Ernakulam44 2004 Thrissur Kozhikode45 2005 Malappuram Tirur Kozhikode46 2006 Ernakulam Palakkad47 2007 Kannur Kozhikode48 2008 Kollam Kozhikode49 2009 Thiruvananthapuram Kozhikode Thrissur Kannur50 2010 Kozhikode Kozhikode Kannur Thrissur51 2011 Kottayam Kozhikode Thrissur Kannur52 2012 Thrissur Kozhikode Thrissur Malappuram53 2013 Malappuram Kozhikode Thrissur Malappuram54 2014 Palakkad Kozhikode Palakkad Thrissur55 2015 Kozhikode Kozhikode amp Palakkad Thrissur Kannur56 2016 Thiruvananthapuram Kozhikode Palakkad Kannur57 2017 Kannur Kozhikode Palakkad Kannur58 2018 Thrissur Kozhikode Palakkad Malappuram59 2019 Alappuzha Palakkad Kozhikode Malappuram60 2020 Kanhangad Palakkad Kozhikode Kannur 2021 Not held 202261 2023 Kozhikode TBD TBD TBDDistrict Ranking Edit No District s Best result1º Kozhikode 21 1 0 Winner 1959 1991 1993 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2019 2º Thiruvananthapuram 17 0 0 Winner 1958 1961 1963 1974 1976 1978 1980 1989 3º Thrissur 5 5 2 Winner 1969 1970 1994 1996 1999 4º Kannur 4 1 6 Winner 1960 1997 1998 2000 5º Ernakulam 4 0 0 Winner 1990 1995 2000 2003 6º Alappuzha 4 0 0 Winner 1962 1964 1968 1971 7º Palakkad 3 5 0 Winner 2006 2015 2020 8º Kottayam 2 0 0 Winner 1975 1979 9º Kollam 1 0 0 Winner 1965 10º Malappuram 0 0 4 2nd Runners up 2012 2013 2018 2019 11º Kasaragod 0 0 0 8th 2016 12º Wayanad 0 0 0 9th 2020 13º Pathanamthitta 0 0 0 12th 2011 2013 2015 14º Idukki 0 0 0 13th 2015 References Edit Kerala State School Youth Festival Asia s biggest fest begins today Deccanchronicle com 19 January 2014 Retrieved 6 July 2017 60th State School Art Festival to open in Thrissur today English mathrubhumi com Retrieved 18 January 2017 Kerala School Kalolsavam 2011 12 Archived from the original on 24 October 2013 Retrieved 21 January 2014 a b If Miss India was stepping stone to Bollywood it was school Kalolsavam for Malayalam films The NEWS Minute 16 January 2017 Retrieved 18 January 2017 What s with Vineeth and school arts festivals Manorama Online Retrieved 18 January 2017 Stars are born at talent festivals The Times of India Retrieved 18 January 2017 Kannur to host state school youth festival athletic meet at Malappuram English mathrubhumi com Retrieved 6 July 2017 ആദ യ കല ത സവ ക രള പ റന ന മ ന ന മ സമ ക മ പ ൾ External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kerala School Kalolsavam Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerala School Kalolsavam amp oldid 1125853538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
