Munnar to host literary fest, ‘Theyila,’ on December 14

A high-range literary fest named “Theyila” will be held at Munnar on Sunday (December 14, 2025). According to organisers, the literary confluence is being initiated through the participation of writers from the high ranges and those who have written about it.

Devikulam MLA A. Raja will inaugurate the fete at the forest dormitory, near the Munnar panchayat office, in Idukki at 10.15 a.m. on Sunday.

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winner and Kerala Police Academy Director K. Sethuraman will deliver the keynote address.

According to the organisers, the programme is being conducted as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Eravikulam National Park (ENP) and the 100th anniversary of the Munnar Government Vocational Higher Secondary School.

Writer and journalist M.J. Babu said nearly 50 writers from the high ranges will attend the fest. “The high ranges has a confluence of Tamil, Malayalam, and English cultures. Initially, literature was mainly in English here, byJ.D. Munro, A.F.F. Martin, Violet Martin, W.S.S. Mackey, and others. Now there are many writers in Malayalam and Tamil from the high ranges. The name of the festival was kept “Theyila” because tea is an essential part of the culture here,”said Mr. Babu.

Writer Ashokan Marayur is the director of the fete.