Kerala School Kalolsavam

Kerala School Kalolsavam is an annual youth festival for school students in Kerala. It includes students from Government, Aided and Unaided schools in Kerala. It began in 1956. Until 2005 it was known as Samsthana School Yuvajanolsavam. From 2006 onwards the name is changed to Kerala School Kalolsavam. This is the world's biggest youth festival.

HISTORY OF SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM

Kerala, God's own country is also a country of diverse festivals. Kerala School Kalotsavam is a festival unique in its structure and organisation. The organisational set up from school level to state level for the conduct of the Kalotsavam is monitored by Education Department as per the manual drafted by experts in the field.             Looking back into the history of School Kalotsavam in the last 50 years it is seen that the Kalotsavam has refined much in letter and spirit. Students get opportunity to express their talent in school level, sub district level, district level and at last at state level. When performers reach state level, perfection reaches its zenith.             In 1956-57 when the school Kalotsavam began, it had'nt reached any where near the variety, pomp and the vast canvas which the festival has now reached. Dr.C.S.Venkiteswaran was the DPI in 1956. He had the opportunity to participate in the Inter-University festival at Delhi during that time. This inspired the great visionary to organize a similar festival at school level and thus he sowed the seed of School Kalotsavam at Ernakulam SRV High School in 1956. Programme was scheduled for one day and there were 200 participants. Mid-day meal and tea was served. Participation was directly from school level.             Year by year more and more items were included, and number of days of the Kalotsavam was increased. Number of participants have increased to ten thousand. From 1956-1957 to 2008-2009 School Kalotsavam has crossed many mile stones. Now Govt. has active involvement with peoples representatives from Grama Panchayath level to Corporation Level, Member of Legislative Assembly to Members of Parliament, Ministers etc. giving all support for the success of the Kalotsavam. While in 1956-57 there were only 200 participants, in 2008-2009 there are nearly 10,000 participants. While in 1956-57, it was a business of one day, today it is a festival of 7 days. The decorative main stage accommodates thousands of people. Delicious food is prepared for breakfast, mid day meals & supper for nearly ten thousand participants.             The year 1975, when the festival was hosted at Calicut, was a turning point in the history of School Kalotsavam. Many art forms of Kerala tradition like Kathakali music, Mohiniyattom, Aksharaslokam etc. got entry to Kalotsavam for the first time. As a prelude to the Kalotsavam, proclamation rally was organised in 1975. Later on Margomkali, Kuchipudi, Yakshaganam, Band display etc. got entry to the Kalotsavam.             By the end of eighties, ever rolling Golden Cup of 117.5 sovereign gold was awarded to the overall winning Revenue District. This Gold Cup was designed by Chirayankeezhu Srikandan Nair who was an Art Instructor in Education Department. In the year 2000, Millenium trophy a beautiful dancing Nataraja trophy was introduced. Today there are numerous trophies, cash prizes, grace marks etc to the winners. The system of Kalathilakam & Kalaprathiba was dispensed with to eliminate unhealthy competition. The festival has a foolproof system to encourage thousands of students in various Art & Literary forms in each academic year. Perfect time management, impartial Judgement, on the spot arrangements to dispose of appeals etc. makes the art festival unique in all aspects. From 2008-2009 it becomes a festival of students from Std.VIII to Plus 2 level.              In a Nut Shell, School Kalotsavam is a Kaleidoscope of Kerala's young talent in the field of Art and Literature. Each year the venue of the Kalotsavam is changed from one District to another to ensure the participation of the people through out the state.

Venues

Number	Year	Venue	Gold Cup Winners
1	1957	Ernakulam
2	1958	Thiruvananthapuram
3	1959	Chittoor
4	1960	Kozhikode
5	1961	Thiruvananthapuram
6	1962	Changanassery
7	1963	Thrissur
8	1964	Thiruvalla
9	1965	Shoranur
..	1966	Not conducted
..	1967	Not conducted
10	1968	Thrissur
11	1969	Kottayam
12	1970	Irinjalakkuda
13	1971	Alappuzha
..	1972	Not conducted
..	1973	Not conducted
14	1974	Mavelikkara
15	1975	Pala
16	1976	Kozhikode
17	1977	Ernakulam
18	1978	Thrissur
19	1979	Kottayam
20	1980	Thiruvananthapuram
21	1981	Palakkad
22	1982	Kannur
23	1983	Ernakulam
24	1984	Kottayam
25	1985	Ernakulam
26	1986	Thrissur
27	1987	Kozhikode
28	1988	Kollam
29	1989	Ernakulam
30	1990	Alappuzha
31	1991	Kasargode
32	1992	Tirur
33	1993	Thrissur
34	1994	Kozhikode
35	1995	Kannur
36	1996	Kottayam
37	1997	Ernakulam
38	1998	Thiruvananthapuram
39	1999	Kollam
40	2000	Palakkad
41	2001	Thodupuzha
42	2002	Kozhikode	Kozhikode
43	2003	Alappuzha
44	2004	Thrissur	Kozhikode
45	2005	Tirur	Palakkad
46	2006	Ernakulam	Palakkad
47	2007	Kannur	Kozhikode
48	2008	Kollam	Kozhikode
49	2009	Thiruvananthapuram	Kozhikode
50	2010	Kozhikode	Kozhikode
51	2011	Kottayam	Kozhikode

Point table

Champion district is decided by the total of High School and Higher Secondary points.

[edit]Kerala School Kalolsavam 2011 (51st)

Number	Rank	District	High School	Higher Secondary	Total	High School Arabic	High School Sanskrit
3	1	Kozhikode	371	448	819	91	82
7	2	Thrissur	355	421	776	95	93
2	3	Kannur	347	420	767	95	87
6	4	Palakkad	357	406	763	95	91
8	5	Ernakulam	326	409	735	86	93
9	6	Kottayam	325	404	729	68	91
14	7	Thiruvananthapuram	323	388	711	75	79
5	8	Malappuram	332	373	705	95	91
10	9	Alappuzha	315	309	704	89	74
1	10	Kasargod	314	367	681	93	87
13	11	Kollam	301	369	670	91	78
12	12	Pathanamthitta	287	351	638	73	81
4	13	Wayanad	255	336	591	82	80
11	14	Idukki	243	306	549	59	47

[edit]Kerala School Kalolsavam 2010 (50th)

Number	Rank	District	High School	Higher Secondary	Total	High School Arabic	High School Sanskrit
3	1	Kozhikode	349	441	790	89	85
2	2	Kannur	318	405	723	85	93
7	3	Thrissur	326	394	720	89	93
6	4	Palakkad	328	383	711	93	93
8	5	Ernakulam	326	361	687	89	93
14	6	Thiruvananthapuram	309	361	670	72	73
5	7	Malappuram	286	381	667	93	85
13	8	Kollam	303	358	661	73	81
9	9	Kottayam	299	351	650	51	82
1	10	Kasargod	302	334	636	82	91
10	11	Alappuzha	293	338	631	63	82
4	12	Wayanad	257	308	565	85	76
12	13	Pathanamthitta	224	308	532	48	70
11	14	Idukki	220	277	497	46	24

[edit]Kerala School Kalolsavam 2008-09 (49th)

Number	Rank	District	High School	Higher Secondary	Total	High School Arabic	High School Sanskrit
3	1	Kozhikode	369	422	791	88	87
7	2	Thrissur	355	398	753	83	89
2	3	Kannur	348	386	734	85	80
6	3	Palakkad	336	398	734	85	85
8	4	Ernakulam	332	399	731	80	89
9	6	Kottayam	333	379	712	55	74
10	6	Alappuzha	307	397	704	64	76
5	7	Malappuram	320	381	701	90	87
14	7	Thiruvananthapuram	328	373	701	68	80
1	8	Kasargod	316	377	693	85	85
13	9	Kollam	300	360	660	72	85
4	11	Wayanad	274	339	613	85	61
12	12	Pathanamthitta	276	342	618	46	79
11	12	Idukki	268	281	549	46	29