Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University

 

The cabinet has approved the project report for establishment of Malayalam University in Tirur on 14-Aug-2012.The University would start functioning from November 1 from temporary premises. Acquisition of land for the camps would be started immediately.

The chief secretary, who prepared the report, had recommended in his report that University should offer postgraduate courses and research programmes in Malayalam linguistics, poetry, novel and drama, performing arts, Kerala music and visual arts, cultural anthropology, social history, cultural studies, heritage studies and media studies. With five faculties dealing with linguistics, literature, performing arts and cultural and intellectual heritage, the University would have schools in Malayalam language studies, literature, comparative literature, translation, performing arts, visual arts and architecture, cultural studies, media studies and traditional knowledge systems.

The University would start functioning from Nov 1 and it has been named Thunchat Ezhuthachan Malayalam University.

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Ashir C Edakkarayil