history of balagokulam

History!

In 1950-s the seeds of Balagokulam were sown in the pages of ‘Kesari Weekly’ as a special column for children. In the early 1970-s Balagokulam units started in several places of Kerala. Shri, M.A. Krishnan, the then Chief Editor of ‘Kesari’, took initiative to organize this movement to counter the cultural deterioration caused by the drawbacks of our education system. Many renowned personalities like poet Kunjunni Master, Mali, N.N.Kakkad shared their wisdom for Balagokulam’s functional style.

In the year 1977 Balagokulam conducted its first Shobhayathra (procession) on Janmashtami day, in Kozhikode city. It was a new experience for Kerala when hundreds of children and parents were moving through the streets with Krishna bhajans. Thereafter, Sreekrishnajayanthi festival spread all over Kerala, and Government declared it as a holiday. Gradually Balagokulam developed as a big cultural movement.

In 1980, Balagokulam became a state-wide organization with its first Annual General Meeting at Guruvayoor, which was inaugurated by the great poet laureate Akkitham. It was registered in 1981 as a nation-wide 'Children's Cultural Movement