The Venue - Thiruvananthapuram

Located at the south-western tip of Indian subcontinent, Thiruvananthapuram, which is also known as Trivandrum, is a calm beautiful and quiet city. It is the capital of Kerala (God’s own country) and is a much-sought-after tourist destination. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the “Evergreen City of India”, the city is characterized by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills and a long coast line full of coconut trees. Thiruvananthapuram is a major tourist centre, known for the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the beaches of Kovalam & Varkala (cliff), the backwaters of Poovar and Anchuthengu and Western Ghats tracts of Ponmudi and the Agastyamala. Thiruvananthapuram is also a notable research hub and is home to research centres such as Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the mother centre of Indian Space Research Organisation, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology and many more. Thiruvananthapuram is well connected by air, rail and road with other parts of the country. Details of travel /hotel booking in the city are available in the website www.keralatourism.org of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation.