Kerala Awards

Kerala's civilian awards

Kerala Awards are state-level civilian awards instituted by the Government of Kerala, India on the model of the Padma Awards instituted by the Government of India. Established in 2021, the awards are conferred on individuals who have made "priceless contribution to the society". The awardees are announced every year on 1 November, which is observed as the Kerala Piravi.[1]

## Categories

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The Kerala Awards are of three categories.

* Kerala Jyothi: This is the highest award and will be conferred only on one person.
* Kerala Prabha: This is the second highest award and is conferred on three individuals.
* Kerala Sree: This is the third highest award and is conferred on six persons.

The awardees are to be selected by a special award committee after scrutiny by two subordinate committees and would be distributed in a ceremony that would be held in the Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor.

## Awardees

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The winners of the maiden Kerala Awards were announced on 1 November 2022.[2][3]

### 2022

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Kerala Jyothi
M. T. Vasudevan Nair

* M. T. Vasudevan Nair (literature), Malayalam author

Kerala Prabha
Mammootty

* Mammootty (arts), Malayalam actor
* Omchery N. N. Pillai (arts, drama, social service, public service), Malayalam playwright
* T. Madhava Menon (civil service, social service), former civil servant and social worker

Kerala Sree
Gopinath Muthukad

* Gopinath Muthukad (social service, arts), magician

Kanayi Kunhiraman

* Kanayi Kunhiraman (arts), sculptor
* Kochouseph Chittilappilly (social service, industry), industrialist

M. P. Parameswaran

* M. P. Parameswaran (science, social service), scientist

Sathyabhama Das Biju

* Sathyabhama Das Biju (science), amphibian biologist

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

* Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (arts), singer

### 2023

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The winners of the Kerala Awards for the year 2023 were announced on 1 November 2023.[4]

Kerala Jyothi
T. Padmanabhan

* T. Padmanabhan, writer

Kerala Prabha
M. Fathima Beevi

* Justice (Retired) M. Fathima Beevi

Soorya Krishnamoorthy

* Nataraja Krishnamurthy (Soorya Krishnamoorthy)

Kerala Sree

* Punalur Somarajan (social service)

V. P. Gangadharan

* V. P. Gangadharan (health)
* Ravi D. C. (industry and commerce)
* K. M. Chandrasekhar (civil service)

Ramesh Narayan

* Pandit Ramesh Narayan (art, music)

## See also

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* Orders, decorations, and medals of India

## References

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1. ^ Vivek Rajagopal (22 October 2021). "Kerala to introduce state level awards on model of Padma awards: CM Pinarayi Vijayan". India Today. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. ^ "Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour". The New Indian Express. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. ^ "M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for Kerala's first highest state-level award". Press Trust of India. PTI. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
4. ^ "Kerala Jyothi award for writer T. Padmanabhan". THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. Retrieved 9 November 2023.