Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding books of literary merit |
Date | 23 January 2019 |
Location | Trichur |
Country | India |
Presented by | Kerala Sahitya Akademi |
First awarded | 1958 |
The 2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 23 January 2019.[1][2] The award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit.
Category | Recipient | Work | Image |
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Poetry | Veerankutty | Mindaprani | |
Novel | V. J. James | Nireeshwaran | |
Story | Aymanam John | Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam | |
Drama | S. V. Venugopan Nair | Swadeshabhimani | |
Literary Criticism | Kalpatta Narayanan | Kavithayude Jeevacharithram | |
Biography and Autobiography | Jayachandran Mokeri | Thakkijja, Ente Jayil Jeevitham | |
Travelogue | C. V. Balakrishnan | Ethetho Saranikalil | |
Humour | Chowallur Krishnankutty | Ezhuthanukaranam Anuranangalum | |
Children's Literature | V. R. Sudheesh | Kurukkan Mashinte School | |
Scholarly Literature | N. J. K. Nair | Nadivijnaneeyam | |
Translation | Rama Menon | Parvathangalum Mattolikollunnu | |
Overall Contributions |
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