As the curtain goes up on the 62nd Kerala State School Arts Festival in Kollam on Thursday, districts and schools in Malabar are poised to put up a sterling performance.
Malabar districts have been the favourites for the past several years. They have been the champions most times. As many as 34 times did they lift the championship in the 61 years of the Kerala School Kalolsavam. Interestingly, Kozhikode district has won the championship 21 times, a record.