Sarvavijnanakosam
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| Language | Malayalam |
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| Subject | General |
| Genre | Reference encyclopedia |
| Publisher | State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications |
Publication date | 1972-present |
| Publication place | India |
| Website | http://web-edition.sarvavijnanakosam.gov.in |
Sarvavijnanakosam, known in English as the Malayalam Encyclopaedia,[1] is a general encyclopedia in the Malayalam language. It is intended to be "a compendium of world knowledge",[2] covering over 32,000 topics.[3] The first volume was published in 1972,[4] and in 2015 sixteenth volume was published.[5] In total 20 volumes are expected to be published.[5] It is published by the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications. The encyclopedia received a national award for best reference book in 1979,[4] and volume 12 received the Dravidian Linguists' Association award for best educational book of 2003.[6]
See also
- Viswasahityavijnanakosam, an encyclopedia of world literature in the Malayalam language
- Malayalam Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Venkataraman, T. K.; S. Nagarajan (1981). Professor T.K. Venkataraman's 81st birthday commemoration volume. Madurai Tamilology Publishers. p. 20. OCLC 9644941.
- ↑ The State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications
- ↑ Books India (2). National Book Trust: 72. 1972. OCLC 1780786.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 Datta, Amaresh (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti), Volume 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1167. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- 1 2 "The State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications: A brief history". Sarvavijnanakosam Website. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "Award for encyclopaedia". The Hindu. 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ↑ "About us". www.sarvavijnanakosam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
External links
- Official Site[clarification needed]
- Web edition Archived 13 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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