Key Highlights
- Ayyappan, edited by Prasanth Madhav and Rafi Neelamkavil, was received by the Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, Prof.
- Rajan Gurukkal.
- The publication “When Cochin Became Cidade de Cochim (1527–1616)”, translated by Davies C. J, which provides an in-depth analysis of Kochi during the Portuguese period and includes crucial documents on the colonial administrative structure of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, was received by former Kerala Bhasha Institute Director Prof Karthikeyan Nair.
- The study “Lineages of Kalameluttu in Kerala” by Dr Shibi K., focusing on the kalameluttu tradition in the state, was received by Archaeology Department Director Dr Dinesan E, while “Ayyappan Hymns of Kalameluttu in North Malabar” was received by artist Sajitha R.
- Shankar.



