S K Vasanthan wins Ezhuthachan Award

Thiruvananthapuram: Noted Malayalam literary critic, writer and scholar Dr. S K Vasanthan has been chosen for the prestigious Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, instituted by the state government.

Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cheriyan announced the award, which comprises a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, citation and plaque, in a press conference here on Wednesday. 

88- year-old Vasanthan is known for his contributions in various genres including novel, short story, literary criticism, history writing, translation and so on. The jury, headed by Anil Vallathol, found that he is one of the last remaining links of a mature generation of literary criticism in the Malayalam literary genre. 

His major works include Kerala Samskara Charitra Nighandu, Nammal Nadanna Vazhikal, Kaalam Sakshi and so on. The award would be presented to the writer by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan later on.

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is instituted in the name Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the 'Father of Malayalam Language'. (PTI)