Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram
Award
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Asan Memorial Poetry Prize or Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram is a literary award instituted in 1985 by Madras-based Asan Memorial Association in memory of Malayalam poet Kumaran Asan.[1] It is given annually to honour outstanding poets in Malayalam language. The award comprises a purse of Rs 50000, sculpture and certificate. The award was also conferred to Tamil writers in the initial years.
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byASAN Memorial Association, Chennai
Rewards₹50,000, citation, memento
First award1985
| Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | ASAN Memorial Association, Chennai |
| Rewards | ₹50,000, citation, memento |
| First award | 1985 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 36 |
| First winner | C. Mani |
| Last winner | V. M. Girija |
| Website | asaneducation |
Recipients
- 1985: C. Mani
- 1986: N. N. Kakkad
- 1987: Sundara Ramaswamy
- 1988: Yusufali Kechery[2]
- 1989: Soundara Kailasam
- 1990: Sugathakumari
- 1992: P. Bhaskaran
- 1993: O. N. V. Kurup
- 1994: Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
- 1995: Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
- 1996: Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
- 1997: Attoor Ravi Varma
- 1998: Olappamanna
- 1999: Ayyappa Paniker
- 2000: K. Satchidanandan[3]
- 2001: Pala Narayanan Nair
- 2002: M. P. Appan
- 2003: V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
- 2004: K. G. Sankara Pillai
- 2005: Kilimanoor Ramakanthan[4]
- 2006: D. Vinayachandran[5]
- 2007: Madhavan Ayyappath[6]
- 2008: Puthussery Ramachandran[7]
- 2009: M. N. Paloor[8]
- 2010: A. Ayyappan[9]
- 2011: S. Ramesan Nair
- 2012: Sreekumaran Thampi[10]
- 2013: N. K. Desam[11]
- 2014: Prabha Varma[12]
- 2015: Chemmanam Chacko[13]
- 2016: Ezhachery Ramachandran
- 2018: Desamangalam Ramakrishnan[14]
- 2019: S. Rameshan[15]
- 2020: Puthussery Ramachandran[16]
- 2021: K. Jayakumar[17]
- 2022: Kureepuzha Sreekumar[18]
- 2024: V. M. Girija[19]