Kozhikode leads in 52nd State School Kalolsavam

Thursday, January 19, 2012: Kozhikode district led the tally with 378 points overtaking Thrissur on the fourth day of the 52nd Kerala State School Arts Festival being held at Thrissur corporation ground.
Thrissur district is in the second position with 373 points and Thiruvananthapuram district in the third position with 365 points.
Kalolsavam was off to a colourful start at the corporation stadium in Thrissur on Monday evening. The Kalolsavam was flagged off by DPI A Shajahan. The ceremonial lamp was lit by veteran singer KJ Yesudas in the absence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
Therambil Ramakrishnan MLA, Corporation Mayor IT Paul were among those who attended the function. The festival will be held at 17 venues in Thrissur from January 16 to 22. As many as 10,000 students are expected to take part in 218 competitions.
Contests will be held in the high school (82 events) and higher secondary (98 events) categories. ‘Sanskritosavam’ and ‘Arabic Sahityotsavam’ will have 19 competitions each.
A cultural procession was held at 2 p.m. Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty, Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb, Cooperation Minister C.N. Balakrishnan, and Cultural Affairs Minister K.C. Joseph took part in the inaugural function.