KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD-2010

   The Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships and awards for 2010 have been announced. K Sachidanandan and C. Radhakrishnan have been selected for the akademi fellowships, which carry a cash prize of 50,000, a citation, plaque and a two sovereign gold medal each.
   The ackademi's life time achievements awards, which carry a cash prize of Rs 30,000, a certificate and a plaque each, go to Omcheri N.N Pillai, S. Ramesan Nair, K Gopalakrishnan, Malayathy Appunni, Sara Thomas and Joseph Mattam. An akedemi general council meeting on Thursday January,2011 decided the awards and fellow ships.
                               Awards in different Categories
 1-Novel------Khadeeja Mumtaz(Barsa)
 2-Poetry-----Mullanezhi(Kavitha)
 3-Drama-----A. Santha Kumar(Maram Peyyunnu)
 4-Short story----E.P Sreekumar(Parasya sareeram)
 5-Literary Criticism--- M.R Chandra Sekharan (Malayalam Novel Innum Innaleyum)
 6-Scholarly Literature--- T Pradeep( Kunju kanaugalkku vasantham)
 7-Biography and Autobiography---P.K.R Warrier(Anubhavangal Anubhavangal)
 8-Travelogue--- Muzaffar Ahmed (Marubhoomiyude Atmakatha)
9-Translation---- Ashalatha(Aadinte virunnu)
10-Children's Literature--- Sumangala( Nadannu Theeratha Vazhikal)
11-Humour--- C.R Omanakuttan(Sreebhoothvilasam Nair Hotel)

Prof.John Kurakar