Vayalar Award
| Vayalar Award | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Description | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust |
| Reward(s) | ₹100,000 and a silver plaque |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 42 |
| First winner | Lalithambika Antharjanam |
| Last winner | V. J. James |
| Website | vayalarramavarmamemorialtrust |
The Vayalar Award is given for the best literary work in Malayalam. The award was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of the poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma (1928-1975). A sum of ₹25,000, a silver plate and certificate constitutes the award originally. Now it is raised to a sum of ₹1,00,000. It is presented each year on 27 October, the death anniversary of Vayalar Ramavarma.[1]
List of awardees
.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ "Award Page (Malayalam)". Kerala Sahitya Academy. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Vayalar award presented to Mukundan". The Hindu. 28 October 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Sarah Joseph bags Vayalar award". The Hindu. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Vayalar award for Sachidanandan". The Hindu. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Blend of fact and fantasy". The Hindu. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Dr Leelavathi to receive Vayalar award". Oneindia.in. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Vayalar award presented to Veerendrakumar". The Hindu. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Vayalar literary award for Thomas Mathew". The Times of India. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Vayalar Award for poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri". The Hindu. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni". The Hindu. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "വയലാര് അവാര്ഡ് അക്കിത്തത്തിന്". Mathrubhumi. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Vayalar award for Prabha Varma". The Hindu. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "K R Meera gets Vayalar award". Business Standard. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ C. Gouridasan Nair (10 October 2015). "Subhash Chandran wins Vayalar Award". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Vayalar award for U.K. Kumaran". The Hindu. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "T.D. Ramakrishnan bags Vayalar award". The Hindu. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Vayalar award for K.V. Mohan Kumar's 'Ushnarashi'". The Hindu. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "VJ James bags Vayalar Literary Award for his novel 'Nireeshwaran'". Mathrubhumi. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
