Kerala names leaders for cultural bodies after prolonged vacancy
The Kerala government has appointed new chairpersons, secretaries and other office-bearers across major cultural institutions after more than four months without full leadership. The appointments cover literature, music, theatre, visual arts, cinema, folklore and welfare organisations for cultural workers.
The Kerala government has appointed new office-bearers to major cultural institutions after a leadership vacuum lasting more than four months. The appointments cover organisations representing literature, music, theatre, visual arts, cinema, folklore and the welfare of cultural workers. The institutions had been operating without full-fledged leadership following a change of government.
Poet and writer Kalpetta Narayanan has been named chairman of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, with writer and journalist M.P. Surendran as secretary. Singer and music director G.
Venugopal will chair the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, joined by vice-chairman Hemanthkumar and secretary N.V. Pradeepkumar. The Kerala Lalithakala Akademi will be headed by animator and production designer Professor Prakash Moorthy.
Artist T.R. Udayakumar has been named vice-chairman and Vaikom M.K. Shibu secretary.
Actor and cultural activist Prem Kumar will chair the Kerala State Film Development Corporation, with director and producer Alappy Ashraf as vice-chairman. Film producer and industry organiser M. Ranjith will lead the Kerala Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board.
Folklore and cultural activist Suresh Babu Elayavoor has been appointed chairman of the Kerala Folklore Academy. Sreeraman Koyyon will serve as vice-chairman, while Pradeepkumar M. Payyannur returns as member-secretary.
The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy will be chaired by actor Raveendran, with actor and cultural activist Priyanka Nair as vice-chairperson. Actor Salim Hassan and filmmaker Jofin T. Chacko have been named to its executive committee.
The appointments restore designated leadership across the bodies, although the source material gives no further details about their terms or the government’s timetable for the next phase of their work.
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