Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards;  MT will get highest honour- The New Indian Specific

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Author M T Vasudevan Nair was named the recipient of Kerala Jyothi, the best civilian honour instituted by the state authorities because it introduced the maiden Kerala awards. The awards have been instituted on the traces of the Padma awards given by the Union authorities.

The names of 9 others had been additionally declared. The Kerala Prabha award can be introduced to a few individuals – playwright Omchery N N Pillai, former bureaucrat T Madhava Menon and actor Mammootty.

The Kerala Shree can be awarded to 6 individuals – amphibian biologist Sathyabhamadas Biju, magician Gopinath Muthukad, sculptor Kanayi Kunjiraman, industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly, nuclear engineer M P Parameswaran and playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi.

The choice was accomplished in three ranges. They had been the secretary-level preliminary screening committee, scrutiny committee and award committee.

The award committee comprised filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, retired IAS officer T Ok A Nair and author Khadija Mumtaz. The LDF authorities had introduced the choice to institute the Kerala awards final yr. It has mounted the variety of awards to be introduced. It has additionally determined to not give money as a part of the award.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Author M T Vasudevan Nair was named the recipient of Kerala Jyothi, the best civilian honour instituted by the state authorities because it introduced the maiden Kerala awards. The awards have been instituted on the traces of the Padma awards given by the Union authorities. The names of 9 others had been additionally declared. The Kerala Prabha award can be introduced to a few individuals – playwright Omchery N N Pillai, former bureaucrat T Madhava Menon and actor Mammootty. The Kerala Shree can be awarded to 6 individuals – amphibian biologist Sathyabhamadas Biju, magician Gopinath Muthukad, sculptor Kanayi Kunjiraman, industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly, nuclear engineer M P Parameswaran and playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi. The choice was accomplished in three ranges. They had been the secretary-level preliminary screening committee, scrutiny committee and award committee. The award committee comprised filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, retired IAS officer T Ok A Nair and author Khadija Mumtaz. The LDF authorities had introduced the choice to institute the Kerala awards final yr. It has mounted the variety of awards to be introduced. It has additionally determined to not give money as a part of the award.