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Archival & Research Project 

The Archival and Research Project (ARPO) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to preserve and promote our pluralistic cultural heritage. ARPO was started in 2021 as a collective with a shared belief that understanding our culture and heritage will help us create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable future

Explore Our Archives & Research

These are the ways in which you can explore our works

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ARPO’s work includes documentary films recording endangered cultural traditions, as well as talks and public programmes centred on heritage. Explore them through the links below.

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The Living Heritage Map shows ARPO’s work across Kerala on a single map, including digitisation projects, documentation, events and community interventions.

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ARPO publishes all of its research in a digital library, alongside resources for cultural practitioners. You can read the library in several Indian languages.

ARPO intervention wins UNESCO awards

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Our intervention to restore Karnikara Mandapam at Kunnamangalam Bhagawati temple in Calicut wins an Award of Distinction and Special Mention for Sustainable Development in the 2023 Unesco Asia Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

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Support ARPO

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Please help ARPO continue its vital work! Your donation directly supports our research, documentation, and allows us to pay dignified remuneration to the artists and artisans we collaborate with.

Thank you for making a difference!

Watch SAGA with Manu S Pillai

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ARPO is delighted to announce the launch of SAGA, a journey into Kerala's history, heritage, culture, and arts. The video series produced by ARPO is hosted by author and historian Manu S Pillai . 

Listen to the stories of Kozhikode

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Walk  a few centuries down Kerala history with History Zone, an exciting podcast series by the Fourth, supported by ARPO.

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