O. V. Vijayan Memorial
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| O. V. Vijayan Memorial | |
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 Interactive map of the O. V. Vijayan Memorial area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Thaskrak, Kannadi, Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates | 10°43′32″N 76°41′09″E / 10.7255°N 76.68581°E |
| Year built | 2015 |
O. V. Vijayan Memorial, set up in memory of the noted Malayalam writer, O. V. Vijayan, is a cultural centre located at Thasrak, a village in Kannadi, in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala. It is the setting of O. V. Vijayan's novel, Khasakkinte Itihasam. The centre is a memorial which reconstructs a number of images from the novel and was established in 2015, by the Government of Kerala.
O. V. Vijayan Memorial comprises a small house, supposedly the 'njattupura' (barn house) where Ravi, the protagonist of Khasakkinte Ithishasam temporarily resided and taught children,[1] a conference hall, a museum and a live theatre.[2] The museum houses many cartoons and paintings by O. V. Vijayan.[3] In 2024, Arabikkulam (pond of the Arabs), a place mentioned multiple times in the novel, was recreated within the compound of the centre.[4] The Memorial is a favorite spot for travellers with literary aptitude and several statues of Vijayan and his characters are displayed inside the compound.[5][6]
The centre was renovated and opened to public on March 29, 2015, by K. C. Joseph, the then Minister of Culture of the Government of Kerala.[7] The statue of the writer was unveiled in 2017 by A. K. Balan.[8][9] The centre is managed by O. V. Vijayan Smaraka Samiti, a committee appointed by the Government of Kerala.[10] The Memorial has hosted a number of literary and cultural events. The distribution of O. V. Vijayan Memorial Literary Awards, a literary award instituted by the Samiti is done at the centre annually.[11][12][13][14]
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Njattupura (barn house) at O V Vijayan Memorial
Conference hall at O V Vijayan Memorial
OV Vijayan statue at O V Vijayan Memorial
O. V. Vijayan
O V Vijayan Memorial front view
Mullakka statue at O V Vijayan Memorial
