''Sarvavijnanakosam'', known in English as the ''Malayalam Encyclopaedia'', is a general
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article (publishing), articles or entries that are arranged Alp ...
in the
Malayalam language
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
. 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 State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications (SIEP) is a cultural institution founded in 1961 under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India with the objective of disseminating knowledge to the people of Kerala in th ...
. 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.
]
Web edition
A web edition was launched in June 2008, which contains articles included in volumes 12, 13 and 15 of Sarvavijnanakosam as well as those in the revised editions of the first two volumes.[ ] The site uses a MediaWiki
MediaWiki is free and open-source wiki software originally developed by Magnus Manske for use on Wikipedia on January 25, 2002, and further improved by Lee Daniel Crocker,mailarchive:wikipedia-l/2001-August/000382.html, Magnus Manske's announc ...
platform which allows the public to contribute.
See also
* ''Viswasahityavijnanakosam
The Encyclopaedia of World Literature () is a 10-volume specialized encyclopaedia published by the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications in India. The work on the encyclopedia began in 1984 and the first volume came out 10 years later in 1 ...
'', an encyclopedia of world literature in the Malayalam language
* Malayalam Wikipedia
References
External links
Official Site
Web edition
1972 non-fiction books
Malayalam encyclopedias
Indian online encyclopedias
20th-century encyclopedias
21st-century encyclopedias
21st-century Indian books
20th-century Indian books
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