Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala has added another feather in its cap as it has achieved the singular distinction of setting up the world’s first Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum.

• The museum has eight theme-based galleries and has been developed at a cost of Rs.3 crores. Among the manuscripts exhibited in the Museum are ancient scripts such as Vattezhuthu, Kolezhuthu, Malayanma, and ancient Tamil and Malayalam.
• The Museum offers insights into economic, administrative and socio-cultural facets of erstwhile Travancore kingdom spanning over 650 years which ended in the 19th Century while also having documents concerning Kochi and Malabar.