Sree Kerala Varma College

The motto “Asthu Vrittam Subham Sada” (Pure be my Life for Ever) envisaged by the former Maharajah of Cochin, is the vision leading light and constant source of inspiration. The college endeavours to preserve the best traditions of liberal higher to preserve the best traditions of liberal higher education, ensuring full freedom of expression to encounter multifarious ideological preoccuptions. In both curricular and co curricular activities, the college aims at bringing out the best talents of the students. The college has taken up the mission with full commitment to bring up the students hailing from semi urban and rural areas, with poor socio-economic backgrounds, on a par with those from better endowed urban areas. The college seeks to make the students competent to face the challenges of modern world with full confidence and social commitment. Sree Kerala Varma College is a government aided college in Kanattukara, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Founded in 1947 by His Highness Aikya Keralam Thampuran, the Maharaja of erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin. Managed by the Cochin Devaswom Board, Sree Kerala Varma College (affiliated to the University of Calicut) is an academic institution in Kerala. The idea of starting a new college at Trichur city originated from a committee of prominent citizens of Trichur, including Cheloor mana Itti Ravi Namboodiri who was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kingdom of Cochin in 1925 in response to strong public demand. The members of the committee approached His Highness Aikya Keralam Thampuran, the then Maharajah of Kochi who allowed free use of the Merry Lodge Palace and the naming of the college after His Highness, Sree Kerala Varma College. A grant of one lakh rupees and a loan of four lakhs towards capital expenditure and a free grant of two hundred and fifty candies of timber were sanctioned by His Highness. The college was initially under the University of Calicut. ...view more