CULTURE AND HISTORIC
Kerala with its rich history, has a rich and fascinating culture too. With people from many communities and religions living in this small state along the west coast of South India, Kerala is a melting pot of cultural influences. Some of the major cultural events of Kerala are the Onam Festival, the Temple festival at Thrissur, the annual Snake Boat Races at Alleppey and the festivals of Id and Christmas. One of Kerala’s classical art form “Koodiyattam” was recently selected by UNESCO as one among the ‘Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’
The Kerala Kalamandalam, a distinguished centre of excellence in Performing Arts, which spearheaded the movement of cultural renaissance in Kerala. This important academy of arts is located 32km north-east of Trichur at Cheruthuruthy was founded in 1930..It is the home of the kerala's kathakali dance.Kalamandalam is the State Academy of Arts.
The Kerala Kalamandalam has been invariably the best institution in India imparting training in and conducting performance of Kathakali, Koodiyattam, Mohiniyattam, Panchavadyam and Thullal. So many foreigners are practicing the rich Kerala performing arts in this Kerala kalamandalam. The ancient Gurukula system of education continues to be a living tradition in this school which has over the years become in the cultural history of Kerala.
