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The State Institute of Languages, Kerala was established by the Government of Kerala in 1968 in pursuance of the national policy for promotion of regional languages of India. (The Institute was registered as a society under Act XII of 1955 on 29th April 1969. The Institute was started under the department of Education, Government of Kerala.) The Institute is being governed by the governing board with Chief Minister of Kerala as the Chairman of the Governing Board, Minister for Culture as its Vice Chairman and all the Vice Chancellors of the Universities of the State as members of the board. Though the Institute was started under the department of Education in 1968 later it was brought under the department of Culture after its formation. The Institute is a frontline academic publisher in the State with nearly 2500 books on various branches of knowledge. Following are the major objectives of the Institute.

(a) To promote the development of Malayalam so that it grows rapidly in richness and functional efficiency and becomes an effective means of communication in articulation and dissemination of knowledge and information.

(b) To promote effective communication and dialogue among various Indian languages and

(c) To help developing the Malayalam language as a vehicle for bringing about emotional and social integration in the country.


Calicut, the historical city of Kerala, is privileged to roll out the red carpet for an International Book Festival being conductedon 1st to 10th November, 2007 in the city of transnational culture from time immemorial under the aegis of State Institute of Languages, Dept. of culture, Govt. of Kerala. The State of Kerala, well known as the first total literate state in India, is also the land of book lovers. The rich and varied cultural heritage makes it a unique and beautiful state with a lot of voracious readers, writers and scholars. With the advent of electronic media, there was an apprehension that end of reading was imminent. But all those doom predictions are proved wrong now. Books still enjoy the status of the primary carrier of ideas and they would continue to remain the same in future also. In short, this Book Festival at Calicut is going to be a spectacular event for the book lovers and a flourishing market for the publishers and distributors. Welcome to the International Book Festival, Calicut.

Sri. V.S. Achuthanandan Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala Sri. M.A. Baby Hon. Minister for Culture & Education Sri. M. Bhaskaran Worshipful Mayor, Calicut Corporation Sri. M.P. Veerendra Kumar Hon. M.P. Calicut Sri. A. Pradeepkumar MLA Sri. P.M.A. Salam MLA Sri. U.A. Khader G.B. Member, State Institute of Languages Dr. P.K. Pokker Chairman N. Jayakrishnan Convenor P.M. Sreedharan General Convenor

Organizing Committee Chairman : Secretary, Cultural Affairs Department Convenor : Sri. Babu John Programme Committee Chairman : Sri. K.E.N. Kunjahammed Convenor : Sri. T.P. Rajeevan Reception Committee Chairman : Sri. Purushan Kadalundy Convenor : Sri. V.T. Suresh Publicity Committee Chairman : Sri. M. Chandran (Grandhasala Sangham) Convenor : Sri. P.N.P. Panicker Finance Committee Chairman : Sri. K.P. Devadas Convenor : Sri. N. Muralidharan (Supdt., SIL-RC) Stall Committee Chairman : Sri. Hemanth Kumar Convenor : Sri. Balakrishna Marar Stall Co-ordination Committee Chairman : Sri. M. Radhakrishnan Nair Convenor : Smt. Janamma Kunjunni Bulletin Committee Chairman : Sri. J.R. Prasad Convenor : Sri. P.K. Parakkadavu Food Committee Chairman : Sri. T. Sivadasan Convenor : Sri. K.K.C. Pillai


The State Institute of Languages, Kerala was established by the Government of Kerala in 1968 in pursuance of the national policy for promotion of regional languages of India. (The Institute was registered as a society under Act XII of 1955 on 29th April 1969. The Institute was started under the department of Education, Government of Kerala.) The Institute is being governed by the governing board with Chief Minister of Kerala as the Chairman of the Governing Board, Minister for Culture as its Vice Chairman and all the Vice Chancellors of the Universities of the State as members of the board. Though the Institute was started under the department of Education in 1968 later it was brought under the department of Culture after its formation. The Institute is a frontline academic publisher in the State with nearly 2500 books on various branches of knowledge. Following are the major objectives of the Institute. (a) To promote the development of Malayalam so that it grows rapidly in richness and functional efficiency and becomes an effective means of communication in articulation and dissemination of knowledge and information. (b) To promote effective communication and dialogue among various Indian languages and (c) To help developing the Malayalam language as a vehicle for bringing about emotional and social integration in the country.