Thrissur: 64th Kerala School Arts Festival on January 14th.

The 64th State School Arts Festival of Kerala, which is deemed to be one of the largest cultural festivals in Asia, to be held for children and youngsters, is likely to be conducted at Thrissur on January 14-18, according to a release issued by the General Education Department of the Kerala State. It will be a five-day long festival to be held at various spots in the Thrissur region of Kerala.

Along with this, the foundation stone of the main venue of the festival has been laid by the General Education Minister V Sivankutty at the Thekkinkadu Maidan. This marks the start of the preparation for the festival. This festival witnessed the presence of Higher Education Minister R Bindu, Revenue Minister K Rajan, and General Education Secretary K Vasuki, which reveals the interest of the government in the smooth function of the festival.

Regarding this, Sivankutty, in a statement, has clarified that there will be competitions in a total of 239 categories, and it will continue for a period of five days in the Kerala State School Arts Festival 2025. Among these, the competitions will be conducted in 96 categories of high schools, 105 categories of higher secondary schools, and 19 categories of both Sanskrit and Arabic categories. Thousands of students will be participating in the festival, including those from government, aided, and unaided schools in Kerala.

The minister further said, "Additionally, there are also plans being arranged in detail regarding the management of the event space, accommodation, food, transportation, and security, in a manner that students, faculty, and visitors experience a seamless journey. The teams for coordination would be formed at each festival location in terms of logistics, crowd management, as well as management of security factors." Adding to the above, Sivankutty mentioned that the presence of the famous Malayalam actor Mohan Lal in the valedictory function of the festival as agreed to by him will definitely create an immense amount of fan frenzy in the event, thereby adding to the cultural importance of the festival. Stressing the importance of the festival, the Minister mentioned that the event has been organized in a way that it keeps into consideration the convenience of the participants as well as the delight of the beholder. It would not be wrong to say that the School Arts Festival, organized by the State of Kerala, is considered to be that platform where the young minds are cultivated through the performance arts, literature, as well as the fine arts, in the form of the presentation of the cultural heritage of the State of Kerala. Considering that the city of Thrissur itself has been referred to as the cultural capital of the State of Kerala, it would not be wrong to state that the 64th edition of the event would be a colorful one.