The Archival and Research Project (ARPO) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to preserve and promote our pluralistic cultural heritage. ARPO was started in 2021 as a collective with a shared belief that understanding our culture and heritage will help us create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable future.
ARPO Earthlore Fellowship 2025
We are delighted to launch the ARPO Earthlore Fellowship 2025, with the support of the Tata Trusts, for enhancing the professional skills and promoting artistic growth of talented young indigenous musicians. The program also welcomes four non-tribal professional musicians as co-fellows, fostering a dynamic space for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and cross-cultural dialogue.
" ARPO's initiatives in helping preserve Kerala's cultural heritage, in documenting its oral and material history, and locating avenues to celebrate and sustain its art and music, especially with regard to forms that are most at threat, are truly commendable. Even with relatively modest resources, ARPO has made more than an impressive beginning, and I am convinced that with focus and determination, they will grow into something bigger and enduring ".
Manu S Pillai
Author and Historian
Collaborators & Supporters
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