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.
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]
See also
References
- ↑ "ASAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION AWARDS" Template:Webarchive. Asan Memorial Association. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Yusufali Kecheri gets Asan poetry prize. The Indian Express(26 September 1988). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ സച്ചിദാനന്ദന് ആശാന് പുരസ്കാരം(17 September 2000). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ Kilimanoor Remakantan gets Asan prize. The Hindu(23 October 2005). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Vinayachandran receives Asan award. The Hindu(15 October 2006). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Asan award for Madhavan Ayyappathu. The Hindu(25 October 2007). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Award for Puthusseri Ramachandran. The Hindu(24 September 2008). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Award for Malayalam poet Paloor. The Hindu(5 October 2009). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Asan Poetry Prize for A.Ayyappan. The Hindu(28 September 2010). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Prolific describes him best. The Hindu(22 November 2012). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Asan's poetry honour to be awarded to M K Desam. The New Indian Express(9 October 2013). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Prabha Varma wins Asan award. The Hindu(9 November 2014). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ Chemmanam Chacko gets Asan Memorial Poetry Prize. Nyoooz.com(26 June 2016). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ ആശാന്സ്മാരക കവിതാ പുരസ്കാരം ദേശമംഗലം രാമകൃഷ്ണന്. Mathrubhumi(22 November 2018). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ 'യമുന'യിൽ സന്തോഷത്തിന്റെ ഓളങ്ങൾ; ആശാൻ പുരസ്കാര നിറവിൽ കവി എസ് രമേശൻ. Deshabhimani(1 December 2019). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ ആശാന് പുരസ്കാരം പുതുശ്ശേരി രാമചന്ദ്രന്. Webdunia Malayalam. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ K Jayakumar wins Asan Prize for Poetry. Mathrubhumi(16 September 2022). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ Kureepuzha Sreekumar wins Asan Memorial Poetry Prize. Mathrubhumi(20 December 2023). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ ആശാൻ സ്മാരക കവിതാ പുരസ്കാരം വി.എം. ഗിരിജയ്ക്ക്(2024-11-27). Retrieved 2024-11-28.