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Monday, February 8, 2016

YOUTH ICON AWARDS

YOUTH ICON AWARDS
The Youth Icon awards instituted by the Kerala State Youth Commission to honour youths who have proved their talents in various fields have been announced.The award in the art and culture category goes to cine artist Neeraj Madhav.In the literature category, the award is shared by Kuzhur Wilson for his poetry collection ‘Violetinulla Kathukkal’ and Arya Gopi for her poetry collection ‘Avasanathe Manushyan.’Snake-catcher Vava Suresh bagged the award in the social service category.
In agriculture, the award goes to T. Ratheesh of Edavachal in Thiruvananthapuram who grows crops on seven acres though he has no land in his name.National Games award winner V.S. Adarsh has bagged the award for his prowess in the swimming pool.The award for entrepreneurship is shared by Ajay Thomas and V.M. Sudheen of Wayanad who set up the first floating solar plant in the State. The awards will be given away by Minister for Home Ramesh Chennithala on February 10 at the valedictory of the Youth Colloquium being organised by the commission.



Prof. John Kurakar

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