School of Life Sciences, University of Kerala (KU)

The University has been publishing the prestigious Journal of Indian History since 1946. The Manuscript Library of the University is a treasure trove of archives on Indian culture. The library has over 65,000 works in 30,000 copies, mainly of palm over 65,000 works in 30,000 copies, mainly of palm leaf manuscripts, in addition to paper manuscripts,copper plates, writings on Bhurjapatra (birch bark), Agarutvak (the bark of Amyris agallocha) and textiles. The manuscript collection also includes those belonging to other Indian states and nations such as Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal etc. About eighty per cent of the collections are in Sanskrit. The initial moulds of scripts of modern Indian languages like Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Oriya, Assamese and Burmese are also found. The Centre for Adult & Continuing Education (CACEE) received the UNESCO- NLM award for literacy in 2005. The first world Malayalam Conference was organised by the University of Kerala in 1977. The University has honoured many scholars, scientists and technologists, artists and thought leaders with honorary degrees. Amartya Sen, K. J. Yesudas, Laurie Baker, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Bharatha Rathna M. S. Subbalakshmi, Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer, Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar, O. N. V. Kurup, G. Madhavan Nair, Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Ilya Prigogine, Dr. Jayant Narlikar, Prof. C.N.R. Rao are among the recipients. The University Grants Commission has identified the University as one of the 26 institutions selected for promotion of India Studies by foreign students. The University has been awarded an 'A++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. ...view more