P Valsala gets Kerala's highest literary award

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Category : Awards Published on: November 02 2021

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Malayalam novelist P Valsala has won Kerala's highest literary award ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram’ for the year 2021. His first novel was Nellu on which the film was also made.
The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary award given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. The award consists of Rs 5 lakh and a citation.
This award is given for overall contribution to literature.
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About ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, a 16th-century devotional poet who is widely regarded as the father of Malayalam.
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P Valsala gets Kerala's highest literary award