Keralotsavam to open tomorrow

By Our Staff Reporter

THRISSUR, DEC. 26. All arrangements have been completed for the four-day sports-cultural extravaganza, State Keralotsavam 2000, scheduled to be held here on Thursday, in which 3,500 participants from 14 districts are expected to participate.

According to an official release, the Power and Cooperation Minister, Mr. S. Sarma, will inaugurate the Keralotsvam

here at a function at Vidyarthi Corner, Thekkinkkad Grounds. The Minister for SC\ST and Youth Welfare, Mr. K. Radhakrishnan, will preside over the function and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Krishnan Kaniyamparambil, will deliver the keynote address.

A colourful procession will commence from the Indoor Stadium at 3 p.m. prior to the inaugural function. Caprisoned elephants, Panchavadyam (Instrument Ensemble), bead-studded umbrellas, tableaux and folk arts will add flavour to the procession. The procession will conclude at the Vidyarthi Corner, Thekkinkkad Grounds via Palace Road.

The venues for the cultural events, commencing at 8 p.m. on Thursday, will be Town Hall, Regional Theatre, Mundasseri Hall and Sahitya Academy Hall.

The Indoor Stadium will host the Volleyball competitions and the Corporation Stadium will be the venue for football matches, both beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday. On the following days, Model Higher Secondary School, Thopp Stadium, Aquatic Complex, Jawahar Balabhavan, Mannuthy Agricultural College and Christ College will host the various cultural and sports events.

For the first time, an exhibition for the youth is also being organised in connection with the State Keralotsvam. The exhibition centre at CMS HS here is open to public on all four days and will feature paintings, cartoons, handicrafts and agricultural products, besides folk arts and awareness against alcohol, drugs and suicidal tendencies. The centre will have a employment guidance cell and will disseminate the information about various health and traffic laws.

A host of folk arts, including kalaripayattu, chakyarkoothu and folk songs, will be presented at the exhibition centre in the evenings. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Ms. Rosamma Chacko, MLA, at a function at the CMS HS at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The function will be presided over by the Minister for Youth Welfare, Mr. K. Radhakrishnan.

The chairman of the Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi, artist Namboodhiri, will inaugurate the painting exhibition. Various artists from the district and other participating artists will join Mr. Namboodhiri by drawing on the canvas at the exhibition centre, the release added.

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