The 58th State School Arts Festival, one of a biggest art festival held in Asia has begun today in Thrissur, Kerala.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the five-day festival.
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- 24 different venues: The various events under the festival will be organized at 24 different venues and will be a cultural extravaganza
- Music, dance and art and literature: The event will have music, dance and art and literature fare and is being organized by the Education Department of Kerala
- 12,000 contestants for the festival: Participation of 12,000 contestants who will compete for honors in 232 events will be there
- Introduction of grading system: Grading system has been introduced and all participants would be awarded a trophy in order to reduce unhealthy competition
- Platform for budding artists: The festival will also serve as an avenue for the budding artists to showcase their talent in the field of arts and literature
- Authorities’ decision to go green: Bamboo badges will be used at the festival to make it plastic free
- Insurance cover: It is also the first time, participants, teachers, festival organizers and reporters covering the festival will be given insurance cover
- Reduction in festival’s duration: The authorities have also reduced the festival’s duration from seven to five by increasing the number of venues to 24
- Addition of 3 new events: This year’s festival will also see the addition of three new events
About the festival:
- It is an annual event conducted by the state government of Kerala, featuring several art competitions for high school and higher secondary school students of Kerala
- The festival was started in 1956, and till 2008, it was called as ‘Kerala State School Youth Festival’
- The event is usually conducted in December-January every year
- Kerala School Kalolsavam has often helped film-makers to find new talent and fresh faces for Malayalam movies
[“Source-timesofindia”]