Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography is an award presented every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a biography or autobiography of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. [1][2]

Awardees

Year Book Author Image
1992 Arangu Kaanaatha Nadan Thikkodiyan
1993 Ardhaviramam Amarthyananda
1994 Pathikayum Vazhiyorathe Manideepangalum K. Kalyanikutty Amma
1995 Viplava Smaranakal: Bhagam Onnu Puthupally Raghavan
1996 Charitrathinoppam Nadanna Oraal A. V. Anil Kumar
1997 Rajyadrohiyaya Rajyasnehi T. Venugopal
1998 Sucheendram Rekhakal T. N. Gopakumar
1999 Kodumkattuyarthiya Kaalam Joseph Edamaruku
2000 V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan: Athmakatha V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan
2001 A. K. Pillai: Adarsangalude Raktasakshi A. Radhakrishnan
2002 Achan Neelan
2003 Bertrand Russell V. Babusenan
2004 Orachante Ormmakkuripukal T. V. Eachara Warrier
2005 Panampilly Govinda Menon: Charitravazhiyile Dipasikha L. V. Harikumar
2006 Ente Jivitham G. Janardhana Kurup
2007 Pavana Parvam Parvathi Pavanan
2008 Smruthi Parvam P. K. Warrier
2009 Ghoshayathra T. J. S. George
2010 Anubhavangal Anubhaavangal P. K. R. Warrier
2011[3] Athmakatha K. R. Gowri Amma
2012[4] Ente Pradakshina Vazhikal S. Jayachandran Nair
2013[5] [6] Swarabhedangal Bhagyalakshmi
2014[7] Paralmeen Neenthunna Paadam C. V. Balakrishnan
2015[8] Green Room Ibrahim Vengara
2016[9] AKG: Oru Sampoorna Jeevacharithram Chanthavila Murali
2017[10] Thakkijja, Ente Jayil Jeevitham Jayachandran Mokeri
2018[11] Athmayanam Muni Narayana Prasad
2019[12] Jalakangal: Oru Charithranweshiyude Vazhikal Kazhchakal M. G. S. Narayanan
2020[13] Mukthakantam V. K. N. K. Raghunathan
2021[14] Attupokatha Ormakal Prof. T. J. Joseph
Ethiru M. Kunjaman
2022[15] News Room B. R. P. Bhaskar
2023[16] Oranweshanathinte Katha K. Venu

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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  4. ^ "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 2013-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ^ "2013–ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi award goes to V J James's 'Nireeswaran'". Malayala Manorama. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Akademi fellowships for Mukundan, Sankara Pillai". The Hindu. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for P. Valsala, N.V.P. Unithiri". The Hindu. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ^ "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, V Shinilal's 'Sambarkkakranthi' best novel". Mathrubhumi. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships announced". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.