EVENT SCHEDULE

Venue

Prakrithi

Session & time

3.00 PM

3.45 pm

4 pm

Speech

6 pm to 6.30 pm

7 pm to 8.30 pm

topic

Panchavadyam

Festival flag hoisting

Inaugural Session

Music and the Masses

Carnatic Music Concert

Guest

Sara Joseph

Welcome Speech: C.P. Aboobacker Secretary, Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Presided by: Saji Cherian Minister for Culture, Fisheries and Youth Affairs
Inauguration: Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister
Festival Perspective: K. Satchidanandan President, Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Chief Guest: Ashok Vajpeyi
Guest of Honour: M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Festival Book release: Dr R. Bindu Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice
To be received by Mini Antony IAS Secretary, Department of Culture, Thiruvananthapuram
Festival Bulletin Release: K. Rajan Minister for Land Revenue, Housing, Survey and Land Records
To be received by N. Maya IFS, Department of Culture, Thiruvananthapuram
Special Guests: Prof. M.K. Sanoo
T.N. Prathapan MP
P. Balachandran MLA
M.K. Varghese Thrissur Mayor
V.R. Krishna Teja IAS, Thrissur District Collector
P.K. Davies Master District Panchayat President
Prakash Raj
Les Wicks
T.M. Krishna
Mattannoor Sankarankutty Chairman, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
Murali Cheeroth Chairman, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi
Karivelloor Murali Secretary, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
N. Balamuraleekrishnan Secretary, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi
Dr Rajesh Kumar P. Registrar, Kerala Kalamandalam
Vote of Thanks: Ashokan Charuvil Vice President, Kerala Sahitya Akademi

T.M. Krishna