Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam 2012

Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam 2012 (വിശ്വമലയാള മഹോത്സവം 2012) (Great World Malayalam Festival 2012) is an event organised jointly by Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, at Thiruvananthapuram during 30, 31 October, 1 November 2012.

The event was inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, on 30 October 2012 in a function held in the Senate Hall of Kerala University.

A notable special guest of the event was the Booker winning Nigerian novelist Ben Okri.

The first World Malayalam Conference was organised by Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram in the year 1976.

[5] There were a few controversies regarding certain aspects of the organisation of the festival: Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam : Viswamalayalam