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2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

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Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Awarded forOutstanding books of literary merit
Date23 January 2019
LocationTrichur
CountryIndia
Presented byKerala Sahitya Akademi
First awarded1958
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The 2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 23 January 2019.[1][2] The award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit.

Winners

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Category Recipient Work Image
Poetry Veerankutty Mindaprani
Novel V. J. James Nireeshwaran
Story Aymanam John Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam
Drama S. V. Venugopan Nair Swadeshabhimani
Literary Criticism Kalpatta Narayanan Kavithayude Jeevacharithram
Biography and Autobiography Jayachandran Mokeri Thakkijja, Ente Jayil Jeevitham
Travelogue C. V. Balakrishnan Ethetho Saranikalil
Humour Chowallur Krishnankutty Ezhuthanukaranam Anuranangalum
Children's Literature V. R. Sudheesh Kurukkan Mashinte School
Scholarly Literature N. J. K. Nair Nadivijnaneeyam
Translation Rama Menon Parvathangalum Mattolikollunnu
Overall Contributions

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ 'നിരീശ്വരൻ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". Malayala Manorama. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.