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Ramavarma
Appan
Thampuran
Memorial was
established
in
1976
at Ayyanthole, Thrissur city
in Kerala in
memory
of
Ramavarma
Appan
Thampuran
for
his
literary
and
cultural
contributions.The
memorial
was
established
under Kerala
Sahitya
Academy in
Kumarapuram
Palace
where
Ramavarma
Appan
Thampuran
lived.
The
memorial
contains
a
library
which
have
a
vast
collection
of
famous
books,
journals,
magazines,
etc.
The
memorial
library
is
the
only
one
in Kerala where
7,160
bound
volumes
of
magazines
are
available.
The
priceless
collections
include
hundred
years
old Vidyavinodini (1065-1077),
first
volumes
of Bhashaposhini (1069-1109), Sathyanada
Kahalam, Rasikaranjini (1078-
1082)
started
by
Appan
Thampuran, Mangalodayam and Athmaposhini.
It
also
contains
memorabilia
of Joseph
Mundassery,
Appan
Thampuran,
Kuttipuzha
Krishna
Pillai,
Vilasini, Kainikkara
Kumara
Pillai, Puthencavu
Mathan
Tharakan and
250
other
writers'
original
manuscripts
are
preserved
in
the
memorial.
A
huge
3,000
different
magazines
from
the
beginning
of Malayalam literature
and
a
writer’s
museum
are
parts
of
this
memorial.
It
has
five
cottages,
namely Kairali
gramam each
with
a
writing
room,
kitchen,
veranda
and
a
hall.
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