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Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram 
Summary
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.
| Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | ASAN Memorial Association, Chennai |
| Reward(s) | ₹50,000, citation, memento |
| First awarded | 1985 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 36 |
| First winner | C. Mani |
| Last winner | Kureepuzha Sreekumar |
| Website | asaneducation |
Recipients edit
- 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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ASAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION AWARDS" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Asan Memorial Association. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Yusufali Kecheri gets Asan poetry prize". The Indian Express. 26 September 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "സച്ചിദാനന്ദന് ആശാന് പുരസ്കാരം" (in Malayalam). Oneindia.in. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Kilimanoor Remakantan gets Asan prize". The Hindu. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Vinayachandran receives Asan award". The Hindu. 15 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Asan award for Madhavan Ayyappathu". The Hindu. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Award for Puthusseri Ramachandran". The Hindu. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Award for Malayalam poet Paloor". The Hindu. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Asan Poetry Prize for A.Ayyappan". The Hindu. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ S. Shivpprasadh (22 November 2012). "Prolific describes him best". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Asan's poetry honour to be awarded to M K Desam". The New Indian Express. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 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 (in Malayalam). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "'യമുന'യിൽ സന്തോഷത്തിന്റെ ഓളങ്ങൾ; ആശാൻ പുരസ്കാര നിറവിൽ കവി എസ് രമേശൻ". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "ആശാന് പുരസ്കാരം പുതുശ്ശേരി രാമചന്ദ്രന്" (in Malayalam). 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.
External links edit
- Asan Memorial Association Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine