Facilities Available:
- Cultural (Folklore) Museum of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu District
- Departmental library with Ph.D thesiss and M.Phill Desertation
- Rare Manuscripts, Palm leaf manuscripts, rare and old newspapers
- Yakshagana Information Centre
Thrust Areas of Research:
- Ancient and Modern Kannada Literature
- Folkloristic
- Tulu Studies
- Epigraphy
- Regional studies
- Cultural studies
- Women studies
- Ethnic studies