kalai kaviri collegiate arts
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This premier institution Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts, belonging to the
Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, hails from her parent
institution Kalai Kaviri, and is the culmination of the vision and dream of her
Founder Rev.Msg.S.M.George, a visionary and pioneer in promoting fine arts,
realizing academic excellence for Indian traditionalGurukula art forms to the
level of Ph.D. programme. This is a matchless march in the Indian cultural
promotion. Kalai Kaviri’s cultural commitment and exemplary standard in training
gained from the Part-Time courses of Dance (Bharathanatyam) and Music offered
for more than 14 years and from the Full-Time Diploma and Post-Diploma courses
affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, earned her the
status of Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts in 1996. Upholding the cultural
cause, with the able guidance of Rev.Fr. L. Anthuvan, the Secretary & Director,
with the academic and professional expertise of Rev. Sr. Dr. Margaret Bastine,
the Principal coupled with the talents and hard work of the faculty and the
administrative staff as well as the feats of the students, the college renders
laudable service.Nationally accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC, the College is
dedicated, to promote, popularize and perpetuate the Indian traditional Gurukula
art forms of Bharathanatyam and South Indian Classical Music in their pristine
purity ; To bring these prestigious art forms of the rich and the elite, to the
access of the less-privileged and the backward communities ; To utilize the
communicative potential of Dance and Music to convey human and social
development values to elevate the attitudes of the people through
research-oriented performances.
