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'''DC Kizhakemuri Foundation''' (DCKF), conceived in 2001 under the Travancore Cochin Legislation of 1957, is formed as a tribute to the late [[D. C. Kizhakemuri]], founder of [[DC Books]]. The DC Kizhakemuri Foundation organises a wide range of art, education and cultural activities.

DC Kizhakemuri Foundation also conducts annual [[literary festival]], [[Kerala Literature Festival]] (KLF), with support from various writers and other organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://educationpostonline.in/2017/01/01/registration-begins-for-the-second-edition-of-kerala-literature-festival/|title=Registration begins for the second edition of Kerala Literature Festival – The Education Post|publisher=}}</ref> DCKF always strives to achieve the principles by which [[D. C. Kizhakemuri]] lived.
The foundation runs [[DC School of Management and Technology]] (DCSMAT) and DC School of Architecture and Design, which has campuses in [[Vagamon]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The institutions provides courses such as [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA), [[Bachelor of Architecture]] (B.Arch), [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (B.Com), [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] (BBA), [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]], Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design (BA Interior Design), [[Certified Management Accountant]] (CMA) and [[Association of Chartered Certified Accountants]] (ACCA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Ravi-Deecee-to-set-up-two-new-campuses/articleshow/18937564.cms|title=Ravi Deecee to set up two new campuses|date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Shenoy|last=Karun|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref>

[[Radio DC]] 90.4 [[MHz]] [[Community FM]], managed by the DCSMAT, is a non-commercial [[community radio]] station located in [[Trivandrum]], Kerala. [[Radio DC]] is the first [[Internet radio]] to be started in an Indian [[Business School]] and first private [[Community Radio]] Station in [[Kerala]]. [[Radio DC]] started its function on 6 January 2005 and approved by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/kerala-tunes-in-to-first-campus-community-radio/article2189893.ece|title=Kerala tunes in to first campus community radio- The Hindu Business Line|publisher=}}</ref>

== Scholarships ==
DC Kizhakemuri Foundation gives scholarships in the form of 100 [[per cent]] [[tuition fee]] waiver for dependent children of serving defense and paramilitary personnel, ex- servicemen, [[Tibet]]an and Sri Lankan refugee students and students from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tibet.net/2016/10/dc-school-of-management-and-technology-scholarship-kerala-2017/|title=DC School of Management and Technology Scholarship, Kerala 2017– Tibet.net|publisher=|access-date=15 February 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042352/http://tibet.net/2016/10/dc-school-of-management-and-technology-scholarship-kerala-2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== The inspiration ==

[[D. C. Kizhakemuri]] was a [[freedom fighter]], [[visionary]], thinker, writer and publisher who left an indelible mark in the modern [[literary]] [[history of Kerala]]. [[D. C. Kizhakemuri]] started his career as a teacher and was also the first columnist in [[Malayalam]]. He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1999.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 October 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was involved in starting a library in [[Kanjirapally]] in 1942 and this passion continued throughout his lifetime. This led to the beginning of Kerala Library Movement in 1945 initiated by [[P. N. Panicker]] which successfully resulted in building over 8,000 rural libraries and reading rooms in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cafetalks.net/kind-attention-please-the-week-is-reminding-the-library-movement-in-kerala-have-you-heard-about-the-person-named-pn-panicker/|title=Have you heard about the person named PN Panicker.?- Cafe talks|publisher=|access-date=15 February 2017|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215220349/http://cafetalks.net/kind-attention-please-the-week-is-reminding-the-library-movement-in-kerala-have-you-heard-about-the-person-named-pn-panicker/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://dckf.in/ DC Kizhakemuri Foundation Official Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170215211836/http://www.keralaliteraturefestival.com/dc-kizhakemuri-fondation/ DC Kizhakemuri Foundation]

[[Category:Foundations based in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Kerala]]
[[Category:Arts foundations based in Asia]]
[[Category:Arts organizations established in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Kerala]]

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