Kanippayyur Sankaran Namboodiripad Memorial Research Library (Grandha Shala)

The collection in the Kanippayyur library, founded in 1990 as a tribute to the great Sankaran Namboodiripad, mainly envisages the following - To Collect and preserve all works, whether on palm leaves or printed, on vedas, their subsidiaries, mythology, etc. which form the basis of the Indian tradition - To collect and preserve ancient palm leave publications on astrology, sculpturing etc - To translate, print and publish the above works in Malayalam - To publish a directory of all ancient Sastras, Vedas etc listed in the order of hierarchy - To popularize Sanskrit language - To teach Sanskrit to the younger generation through vacation classes etc. - To conduct debates, seminars and presentations by veterans on subjects like Sanskrit literature, Indian culture and tradition etc. - To publish books useful to Brahmins on subjects like Vedic studies, rites, rituals etc. which are inevitable in the day-to-day affairs of Brahmins.