we called our Kerala is gods on country and
Kerala is visual treat for tourists by the geographic features and the
mesmerizing beauty of nature. Kerala has rich tradition of folklore. folklore
includes culture, traditional beliefs, different stories of community passed
through the generations by word of mouth. Simply we can say that the lore of
people who had been marginalized during the region of feudal kings.
There are so many ways for cultures to express
their beliefs through folklore. Some people use song and dance to tell their
stories, while others tell larger-than-life stories about mythical heroes. For
those who interested to visit and understand the artistic heritage the
Kerala folklore academy situated in chirakkal, near the chirakkal lake. Kannur
is a perfect choice. It is an independent center for cultural affairs,
established by the govt of Kerala on 28th June 1995. The core objective of the academy is to
identify and categorizing different kind of folk arts of Kerala in order to
identify its reach and influences among the society.
The
first chairman of the academy was G. Bargavan Pillai.in the incumbent chair is
prof B. Mohammed Ahmed. And other members are M.V Kannan, Dr. M.V Vishnu
Namboothiri, P.K Kaalan and C. J Kuttappan. In 2003, the chirakkal kings gives
their water palace to the academy for use as their headquarters. the place the
academy situated is very beautiful and enhance the nostalgia for a bygone era. The
two subcenters for this academy one in vallavoor (Kottayam districts) it is
known as Travancore folklore village. And the next one is in kalpathy Palakkad
it is a study and research center for temple arts and percussion art. And also,
a percussion instrument museum. The academy published 25 books on variant
folklore of Kerala. And also produced the book about the folklore art of Kerala
and two dictionaries on is including the performing art, chavittunadakam and
the another one is about byarai Basha. The academy also provides awards and
fellowships for skilled artists and experts in the folklore field. During 2008,
it initiates the annual P. K Kalan Prize of one lakh rupees to acknowledge an
outstanding contribution to the folklore filed.
The academy is built in a traditional building
structure of ‘Naalukettu’. now it includes the folklore library features over
1000 volume on the folk-art traditions of Kerala, a museum,
publication department and administration
department. The museum inside the academy have collection over 3000 precious
object of folklore art like theyyam, padayani, folk and tribal musical and
percussion instruments. And also farm implements and weapons. And some of this are
used for different ritual arts like Kuthurathib, devakoothu, chat, poorakali,
kaliyootu, mudiyettu, and kaniyarkali. In
the museum there is over 175 photographs of the art forms.
Compile and publish books and periodicals on
folklore is one of the main visions of the academy. It already published
fourteen volumes on the culture, art and life of the people. The academy published
the quarterly journal named Poli, in order to promote the awareness of folk
arts and verities of rituals to the present generation.
It should be the pride of Kannur and Kerala.
It has the potential to be a store house of inspiring wisdom on the art and
culture of the Malabar region. The theyyam mask and costumes, together with the
life size models, are a treasure, but they assume that the visitor already
knows about the art forms. It should be a best destination for get knowledge
about traditional performing arts.
And presently it offers to the visitors and
tourists a well-furnished museum includes theyyam statues in full costumes and
other folklore arts. So, it is an absolute choice for those who are follow and
understand artistic heritage and culture. Here mostly visited by the foreigners
than local people. All about this is it’s a very good option to understand
about the folklore and other cultural beliefs and arts. …
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