THE CAMPUS RESEARCH CENTRE Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, started in 1877, is owned and managed by the Zamorin Raja family of Calicut. It has been playing a vital role in shaping the educational and intellectual life of Kerala The Campus Research Centre is a functional research centre providing a common platform for staff, students and old students of the college to create a meaningful, dynamic and creative campus It has a common platform for students of various colleges and activists of various socio-cultural organisations in Calicut city, called the City Research Centre, to deal with issues relating to environment, wildlife, human rights, etc.,

Achievements of the Centre The Centre activists have planted more than 20,000 trees on the campus and along highways in Calicut district. Water holes and check-dams have been made in the thick forests of Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, to provide drinking water for wild animals. We have been conducting workshops on painting and sculpture since the last 15 years in fond memory of A.C.K. Raja an old student of the college and renowned artist. The 15th year celebrations of the A.C.K. Raja Memorial All Kerala Artists' camp was held on the banks of the Anamchira Check-dam in Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad. This 150 metre check-dam was built by us in 1998 We have plan to make the 100 acre college campus into an Open Air Sculpture Gallery. The forth statue in this series is nearing completion

Highlights of the statue "A Girl's Reading of the World"

It is the biggest Campus-Statue in India, 30 feet hight done in concrete.
It is one of the imposing creations ever built on any Indian Campus - a collective effort of the staff, students and old students of the College.
It is a functional statue with a built-in Art Gallery and an Open Platform.
It is a tribute to women of India - A symbol of literate womanhood.
We have planned to present the biggest campus-statue in the country, to the Nation during the 125th Year Celebrations of the Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College.

People behind the CRC and the Sculpture

Prof T. Shobhindran is the Coordinator of The Campus Research Centre.
The Sculptors are:

Asokan Poduval

Sanu V.R.

Chandran V.A.

Shafeek A.

Jyothilal T.G.

Sreenath

Sasi P
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