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UNESCO names Kozhikode ‘city of literature’
UNESCO's Creative Cities Network : Created in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
It was launched to promote UNESCO’s goals of cultural diversity and strengthen resilience to threats such as climate change, rising inequality, and rapid urbanisation. It encourages a culture of creativity in urban planning and solutions to urban problems.
Apart from Kozhikode and Gwalior, Varanasi (music), Srinagar (crafts and folk arts) and Chennai (music) are part of the network.
Why kozhikode?- North Kerala city of Kozhikode is home to many promiment personalities of the state’s literary and cultural world. The city, where several leading media houses are headquartered, has 100s of publishing banners and several libraries .
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