Edasseri Award is an Indian literary award given to outstanding literary works produced in
Malayalam language
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
. The award was instituted in 1982 by Edasseri Smaraka Samithi in memory of Malayalam poet
Edasseri Govindan Nair
Edasseri Govindan Nair (23 December 1906 – 16 October 1974) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the major poets of Malayalam, Edasseri was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Kerala Sahitya ...
.
"Edasseri Memorial Award"
Edasseri Smaraka Samithi. Retrieved 13 April 2014. Each year a separate branch of literature, like poetry, novel, short-story etc., is considered for the award. A short-list is prepared after a preliminary scrutiny of the manuscripts and/or printed books received for consideration, and a three-member jury decides the work for award out of this short-listed selection.
Recipients
References
External links
Edasseri Smaraka Samithi
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Indian literary awards
Awards established in 1982
Malayalam literary awards
1982 establishments in Kerala