2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Awarded forOutstanding books of literary merit
Date17 August 2021
LocationTrichur
CountryIndia
Presented byKerala Sahitya Akademi
First awarded1958
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The 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 17 August 2021.[1] 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.

Winners

Category Recipient Work Image
Poetry O. P. Suresh Taj Mahal
Novel P. F. Mathews Adiyalapretham[2]
Story Unni R. Vaanku[3]
Drama Sreejith Poyilkkavu Dwayam
Literary Criticism Dr. P. Soman Vyloppilli Kavitha: Oru Idathupaksha Vayana
Biography and Autobiography K. Raghunathan Mukthakantam V. K. N.
Travelogue Vidhu Vincent Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal
Humour Innocent Irinjalakudakku Chuttum
Children's Literature Priya A. S. Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal
Scholarly Literature Dr. T. K. Anandi Marxisavum Feminisavum Charithraparamaya Vishakalanam
Translation Sangeetha Sreenivasan Upekshikkappetta Divasangal
(The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante)
Overall Contributions
  • K. K. Kochu
  • Mampuzha Kumaran
  • K. R. Mallika
  • Sidharthan Paruthikad
  • Chavara K. S. Pillai
  • M. A. Rahman

References

  1. ^ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ "ചരിത്രവും മിത്തുകളും കോര്‍ത്തിണക്കിയ 'അടിയാള പ്രേതം'; അടിമത്തം വരച്ചിടുന്ന നോവല്‍ ചര്‍ച്ചയാകുന്നു". Manorama News.
  3. ^ Pillai, Meena T. (25 October 2018). "A desire to be heard". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2023.