Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 16 -- The Kerala Bhasha Institute will release the revised and consolidated edition of Kerala Sthalanamakosham (Kerala Place Names Dictionary), authored by noted writer and place-name researcher Dr. Vilakkudi Rajendran, at a function tomorrow.
Veteran writer Dr. George Onakkoor will formally launch the book by handing over the first copy to scholar Dr. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan.
Writer Vellanad Ramachandran will present a review, while Kerala Bhasha Institute Director Dr. M. Sathyan will preside over the event.
The dictionary provides comprehensive details of Kerala's place names, with systematic guidelines for pronunciation and orthography.
First brought out in two separate volumes in 1984 and 1999, the update...