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| A Kathakali Dancer |
Kerala is known as the Gift of God for its rich cultural and natural heritage. The Government of Kerala alongwith the Central Government of India has established several institutions to preserve and promote this heritage. Some of the well known cultural organisations which are working toward the goal are listed below:
| Name of the Institution | Established | Headquarter | Notes |
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| Kerala Folklore Akademi | 1995 | Kannur | It publishes Poli magazine to promote folk arts of Kerala. |
| Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi | 1962 | Thrissur | It preserves and promotes the fine arts of Kerala. It regularly awards from various fields of fine arts. |
| Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi | 1958 | Thrissur | It was established to promote dance, music, dramatics, temple arts, ritual arts and other popular local music forms. |
| Kerala State Chalachithra Akademy | 1998 | Thiruvananthpuram | Also known as Kerala Film Academy, it was the first film academy in the country to promote the cinema. |
| Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 1956 | Thrissur | It was established to promote the Malayalam language and literature. |
| Kerala Bhasha Institute | 1968 | Kozhikode | It was established to promote learning and literature on science and technology, the arts, literature, folklore and information technology. It also runs translation camps, book festivals and seminars. |
| Kerala State Institute for Children's Literature | 1981 | Thiruvananthapuram | It was established by the Government of Kerala to promote children's literature in Malayalam. |
| State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications | 1961 | Thiruvananthapuram | It publishes Sarvavijnanakosam, an encyclopedia in Malayalam. It covers more than 32000 topics. |
| Kerala State Jawahar Balabhavan | - | Thiruvananthapuram | It was established to nuture creativity in children of Kerala. |
| Vailoppilly Samskrithi Bhavan | - | Thiruvananthapuram | It was established by the Government of Kerala as a research, documentation, performance and preservation centre for Kerala's cultural traditions. |
| Margi | 1970 | Thiruvananthapuram | It was established for the revival of Kathakali and Kutiyattom. |
| Kerala Kalamandalam | 1930 | Thrissur | It imparts training in classical dance and theatre forms like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kudiyattam, Thullal, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Nangiar Koothu. It is now a deemed-to-be-university. |
