Archive · 7 Aug 2026
M T Vasudevan Nair cultural park to be country's largest
In India, the Kerala government is building a very big park in the city of Kozhikode.
The park is named after M T Vasudevan Nair, a very famous writer from Kerala.
He wrote wonderful stories in the Malayalam language, and he passed away on December 26, 2025, when he was 91 years old.
A minister named P C Vishnunadh said this park will be the biggest cultural park in the whole country.
It will be a place where people can learn about books, movies, and different kinds of art.
The park will have a museum, a library, a bookshop, an art gallery, a cinema theatre, and even a sound museum where visitors can hear writers.
People can also join workshops there to learn how to make short films and documentaries.
Hotels, guest houses, and a food court will be built so that writers and visitors from India and other countries can stay comfortably.
The government has set aside Rs 50 crore to start building this special place in the writer's memory.
Kerala Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister P C Vishnunadh announced a cultural park in Kozhikode named after Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair.
He said the park, conceived as a knowledge hub for literature, cinema and the arts, will be the country's largest and first of its kind.
Rs 50 crore has been earmarked in the state Budget for the preliminary works of the project.
Planned facilities include a history and literature museum, library, bookshop, art gallery, cinema theatre, a sound museum of writers, and workshops on short films and documentaries.
The minister made the announcement after visiting MT's residence and meeting his wife Kalamandalam Saraswathy, daughter Aswathy Nair and former minister M K Muneer; an academy named after singer Umbayi is also planned.
- Who
- Kerala Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister P C Vishnunadh; the park honours late Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair (MT)
- What
- Announcement of a cultural park in M T Vasudevan Nair's name, billed as the country's largest and first of its kind
- When
- Announced on Friday, August 7; the writer died on December 26, 2025
- Where
- Kozhikode, Kerala, India
- Why
- To honour the legendary Malayalam writer and create a knowledge hub for the study and research of literature, cinema and art
- Project
- Cultural park named after Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair
- Location
- Kozhikode, Kerala
- Announced by
- Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister P C Vishnunadh
- Budget
- Rs 50 crore earmarked in the state Budget for preliminary works
- Planned facilities
- History and literature museum, library, bookshop, art gallery, cinema theatre, sound museum of writers, workshops, hotels, guest houses and food court
- Status
- Claimed to be the country's largest and first cultural park of its kind
- Honoree
- M T Vasudevan Nair, who died on December 26, 2025, aged 91
- Related plan
- Academy named after singer Umbayi to be established this financial year; Kozhikode District Collector to identify land for both projects