Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'

THRISSUR: Writers P R Nathan, S K Vasanthan, D Sreeman Nambuthiri, K P Sasidharan and M D Ratnamma bagged the life-time achievement award, 2013, of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, while Yusufali Kecheri and N S Madhavan were granted fellowships. Academy president Perumbadavam Sreedharan announced the awards at a press meet here on Friday.
K R Meera's 'Aarachar' was adjudged the best novel and K R Tony's 'O! Nishada' the best work in poetry.Other awards went to Rafeekh Mangalassery (play-Jinnu Krisnan), Thomas Joseph (short story-Marichavar Cinema Kanukayanu), Sunil P Ilayidam (criticism-Ajnjathavumayulla Abhimukham), Dr K Rajasekharan Nair (science literature-Samsmruthi), Bhagyalakshmi (autobiography-Swarabhedangal), P Surendran (travelogue-Gramapathakal), N Moosakkutty (translation- Ulysses) and Sippy Pallippuram (children's literature-Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal). Endowments went to M N Karasseri, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, J P Prajith, Sampreeta, Jacob Abraham and Saji James. tnn