State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications

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The Kerala State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications
Formation1961;63 years ago (1961)
TypeAutonomous Institution
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Chairman
Pinarayi Vijayan
Vice Chairman
Saji Cheriyan
Secretary
Mini Antony, IAS
Director
Dr. Muse Mary George
Website Official website

The State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications (SIEP) is a cultural institution founded in 1961 [1] under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India with the objective of disseminating knowledge to the people of Kerala in their pursuit of learning. It was constituted as part of the government policy that Malayalam should be used as the medium of education, administration and judiciary. [2]

Contents

SIEP has engaged in the publication of encyclopaedias contributing to the needs of the lay people and also to the professional interests of the specialists. [3] These include the Sarvavijnanakosam , a Malayalam Encyclopaedia, [4] volume 12 of which won the Dravidian Linguists' Association award for the best educational volume of 2003, [5] and An Encyclopaedia of Dravidian Culture. [6] It is the only body in India functioning as a separate institute for the publication of such encyclopaedias.[ citation needed ]

Other activities of the institute include organising exhibitions about Malayalam culture [7] and publishing software to promote the use of Malayalam in information technology. [8]

Current products

Following are the current books published by SIEP. [9]

Plans

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajan Gurukkal</span>

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Sarvavijnanakosam, known in English as the Malayalam Encyclopaedia, is a general encyclopedia in the Malayalam language. It is intended to be "a compendium of world knowledge", covering over 32,000 topics. The first volume was published in 1972, and in 2015 sixteenth volume was published. In total 20 volumes are expected to be published. It is published by the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications. The encyclopedia received a national award for best reference book in 1979, and volume 12 received the Dravidian Linguists' Association award for best educational book of 2003.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">V. R. Prabodhachandran Nayar</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. A. Jayaseelan</span> Indian essayist, linguist and poet

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">G. Balasubramanian</span>

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T Madhava Menon is a former civil servant in the Indian Administrative Service who has held various posts including that of District Collector, Palakkad, Director of Administration, Central PWD, New Delhi, Custodian, Vested (Nationalised) Forests, Kerala, Director of Tribal Welfare, Kerala and Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University. After retirement, he was associated with the People of India Project and was the Co-Editor of the volumes related to Kerala. He is a Senior Fellow of International School of Dravidian Linguistics where he edited a three volume Encyclopaedia on Dravidian Tribes. He also edited a two-volume Handbook of Kerala. He is also a member of the Governing Council of Attappady Hill Areas Development Society.

References

  1. Subramoniom, V. I. (1994). "International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics". International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics. 23–24. University of Kerala - Dept. of Linguistics, Dravidian Linguistics Association: 113. ISSN   0378-2484.
  2. "Malayalam Literary Survey". 23. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 2001: 37. OCLC   4602396.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Menon, A. Sreedhara (1979). Social and cultural history of Kerala. New Delhi: Sterling. p. 361. OCLC   6629548.
  4. Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A social history of India. New Delhi: APH Publishing. p. 650. ISBN   978-81-7648-170-0.
  5. "Award for encyclopaedia". The Hindu . 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  6. "Proceedings of the All-India Oriental Conference". 29. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 1980: 143. OCLC   255644496.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Movements that shaped the State". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express Group. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  8. "Software for Malayalam". The Hindu . 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  9. "SIEP Publications". SIEP - C-DIT .
  10. "Future plans". Sarvavijnanakosam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.