Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards announced

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards and endowments for 2011 have been announced. 


Akademi president Perumbadavam Sreedharan told reporters here on Wednesday that the executive general council meeting had decided the award in each category.


The awards in each category carry a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a citation and a plaque.


Subhash Chandran’s  ‘Manushyanu Oremukham’ has been selected for the best novel category while Kureeppuzha Sreekumar’s Keezhalan has been selected as the best poetry.