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Methil Radhakrishnan to Receive Top Literary Award in Keralam
Reported by Neha Sharma (Staff Writer) · The Hindu - National ·
Photo: Wikimedia CommonsWriter Methil Radhakrishnan will receive the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram on November 16. This award is the Keralam government's highest literary honour for lifetime contributions to Malayalam literature. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will present the prize.
The Event
The award ceremony takes place at 10.30 a.m. at K.P. Kesava Menon Hall. Minister for Culture, Cinema, and Tourism P.C. Vishnunadh will preside over the function. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi is organizing the event. Akademi president Kalpetta Narayanan will deliver the felicitation address, and Chief Secretary Biswanath Sinha will read the citation.
Participating Leaders
Several local leaders and writers will join the ceremony. Mayor O. Sadasivan, MP M.K. Raghavan, and MLAs K. Faisal Babu, K. Jayanth, and K. Praveen Kumar are scheduled to take part. Selection committee member Sarah Joseph will also attend.
Context
Literary awards given by state governments help celebrate and preserve regional languages and cultural history. Such honors recognize authors who spend decades writing and enriching local literature.
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