Special Cover on the Quilon Public Library and Research Centre

Special Cover on the Quilon Public Library and Research Centre

The Quilon Public Library and Research Centre has been the horizon for the prolific lore of the myriad generations that have excelled from this part of Kerala. Quilon Public Library was established in the year 1973. The Quilon Public Library and Research Centre had played a vital role in the cultural development of the people of Kollam. In recognition of its unique contribution towards nurturing the literary and cultural life of Kollam, the postal department issued a special cover in its honour.

It is perhaps the only public library in the country which can boast a genesis linked to a movie. In July 1973, when the Malayalam movie Achani was released, the Kollam-based cashew industrialist K. Raveendranathan Nair who produced it declared that he would donate the entire profits from the venture to the construction of a public library in Kollam. The movie was a box-office success, and Mr. Nair, who later earned the moniker ‘Achani Ravi,’ kept his word by donating his profit of nearly Rs.15 lakh (a big amount at that time) to the library.

A special cover was released on the inaugural function of KOLLAMPEX-2014 on 22nd January 2014 by Smt. Sumathi Ravichandran PMG (Business Operations). The cover was received by Dr. Sivaramankrishna Pillai, Jt. Secretary, Quilon Public Library & Research Centre.