Thunchan Festival

01st February 2012 Wednesday

Morning
8.00 to 9.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan's Poetry

9.30

Thunchan Festival - Inaugural Session

Welcome Speech:                                 P. Nandakumar

Inauguration :                                       Chandrasekhar Kambara

Chair:                                                  M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Inauguration of Pustakotsavam:            M Abdul Salam, Vice Chancellor, Calicut University

Main Lecture:                                      M. P Abdussamad Samadani

Felicitation:                                           Safia Teacher(Muncipal Chairperson, Tirur)

12.00

Thunchan Memorial Lecture

Welcome :                                         C A Varier

Chair:                                                 P K Poker

Lecture :                                           M V Narayanan
                                              Language and Knowledge Systems

2.30 PM

South Indian Poets' Meet - Poets' Meet

Welcome :                                         P.K Gopi

Inauguration :                                     Akkitham

Chair:                                                M. N. Palur

Presentations                                     V Madusoodanan Nair
                                                          Lakshmin Manivannan(Tamil)
                                                          Ezhacheri Ramachandran
                                                          Vasanthkumar Perla(Kannada)
                                                          Lalitha Lenin
                                                          S Ramesan
                                                          P. P Sreedharanunni
                                                          P Geetha(Telugu)
                                                          Tukaram Shet(Konkani)
                                                          Rafeeq Ahamed
                                              

5.30 PM

Thunchan Kalotsavam Inaugural Session

Welcome :                                        Alankode Leelakrishnan

Inauguration :                                      Jayachandran

Chair:                                                  M. C Mohandas IAS, District Collector, Malappuram

6.30 PM

Ganasandhya

Presented by : Jayachandran & Party

February 02, 2012 Thursday

8.00

Grand Procession with the Iron Stylus of the poet saint

9.30

National Seminar Return of the Narrative
(Organised jointly by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi & Thunchan Memorial Trust, Tirur)

(Inaugural Session)

Welcome :                                         Agrahara Krishnamoorty
                                                          (Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi)

Inauguration :                                      Giriraj Kishore

Chair:                                                  M. Thomas Mathew

Main Lecture:                                      Alok Bhalla

Vote of thanks:                                     T R Meenalochani

11.00

Session 2 - Indian Narrative Tradition

Welcome :                                         Manambur Rajan Babu

Chair:                                                 M.R Raghava Varier

Presentations :                                     Tamilvan(Tamil)

                                                            C Rajendran(Sanskrit)

                                                             P P Raveendran(Malayalam)

12.00

Poetry competition for college students / Venue: Saraswathi mandapam

1.00 PM

Literary Quiz for college students / Venue: Saraswathi mandapam

Quiz Master K Sreekumar

3.00 PM

Session 3 - Sargasangamam - Narration and Narrator

Moderator :                                       Vaisakhan

                                                         P Vatsala

                                                         Sethu

                                                         Akbar Kakkattil

                                                         P K Parakkadavu

                                                         T N Prakash

                                                         Ambikasuthan Mangadu

                                                         Subhash Chandran

                                                         T D Ramakrishnan

6.30

Kuchuppudi

Presented by: Sreelakshmy Govardhanan

February 03, 2012 Friday

8.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry

9.30

Session: 4 - Evolution of the narrative

Welcome :                                        P Krishnankutty

Chair :                                              Chathanath Achuthanunni

Presentations                                    K P Sankaran (Poetry)

                                                        E V Ramakrishnan(Novel)

                                                         E P Rajagopalan(Short Story)

                                                         K C Narayanan(Autobiographical Writings)

2.30 PM

Session: 5 - Sargasangamam - Narration and Narrator

 Moderator :                                      K P Ramanunni

                                                        M Mukundan

                                                         Sarah Joseph

                                                         C V Balakrishnan

                                                         Asokan Charuvil

                                                         Sihabudeen Poithumkadavu

                                                         Santhosh Echikkanam

5.30 PM

Inauguration of Thunchan Balasamajam Library

Welcome :                                         P K Narayanan Kutty

Inauguration :                                      K C Joseph
                                                       Hon Minister for Rural Development Planning & Culture

Chair:                                                  E T Muhammed Basheer M.P

6.30 PM

Aranyakandam(Bharathanatyam)

Presented by : Students of Kaladarsana, Chennai
Choreography: Kalaimamani Jayanthi Subramanyan

February 04, 2011 Saturday

8.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry

9.30

Seminar: Keralam - Contemporary Anguishes

Welcome :                                         K X Anto

Introductory Speach :                        M T Vasudevan Nair

Chair:                                                M N Karassery

Presentations                                     Rajan Gurukkal
                                                         Interruptions in Renaissance

                                                         Zachariya
                                                         Humanity - The Current Threats

                                                         B Iqbal
                                                         Healthcare Culture

                                                         Khadeeja Mumthas
                                                         Interior of the Family

                                                         P A Vasudevan
                                                         Greed & Society

                                                         Vaisakhan
                                                         Hypocracy - The Current Scenario

4.00 PM

Aksharaslokam

Preseneted by : Kavikulaguru P V Krishna Varier
                        Aksharasloka Parishath, Kottackal

5.30

Thunchan Festival Concluding Session

Welcome :                                         P. Nandakumar

Chair :                                               C Mammooty , MLA

Main Lecture :                                    A Vijayaraghavan

Felicitation :                                       C. Haridas

Felicitation :                                       P Sudhakaran, Muncipal Secretary, Tirur

Prize Dirstribution :                             M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Vote of Thanks :                                 P. Krishnankutty

7.00

Sangeetha Sadassu

Presented by: Master K S Harisankar & Party, Thiruvananthapuram

8.30

Manipuri Dance

Presented by: Progressive Artistes Laboratory, Imphal
Sponsored by Sangeetha Nataka Academy, New Delhi