UNESCO designated Kozhikode in Kerala as City of Literature

The UNESCO has designated Kozhikode in Kerala as the City of Literature in its latest List of Creative Cities Network. Besides Kozhikode, Gwalior has also found a place in the Network, as the City of Music. 55 cities have been designated by the UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in seven creative fields like crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, literature, media arts and



music.

 

These cities were acknowledged for their strong commitment to harnessing culture and creativity as part of their development strategies and for displaying innovative practices in human-centered urban planning. UNESCO has invited the newly designated cities to participate in the Creative Cities Network annual conference to be held in Braga, Portugal in July next year.