O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram

The O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram or O. V. Vijayan Literary Award is instituted by the Naveena Samskarika Kala Kendram, Hyderabad, in memory of celebrated Malayalam novelist and cartoonist O. V. Vijayan who had spent his last days in Secunderabad. The award consists of a cash component of ₹50,001, a memento by Kanayi Kunhiraman, and a citation. The award is given to the best book in Malayalam language during the year.^[1]

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Work	Category	Ref.
2011	Sarah Joseph	Ooru Kaval	Novel	[2]
2012	Zacharia	Alfonsammayude Maranavum Shavasamskaravum	Short-story Collection	[3]
2013	Vijayalakshmi	Vijayalakshmiyude Kavithakal	Poetry collection	[4]
2014	B. Rajeevan	Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum	Collection of Essays	[5]
2015	Mrs Ushakumari	Chithirapurathe Janaki	Novel	[6]

See also

• List of Malayalam literary awards

References

1. "A thinker who was far ahead of his time". The Hans India. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
2. "Award for Sara Joseph". The Hindu. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. "O.V. Vijayan Award for Paul Zachariah". Outlook. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
4. "Award for writer Vijayalakshmi". The Hindu. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
5. "O.V. Vijayan Award for B. Rajeevan". Mathrubhumi. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
6. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/malayalam-writer-bags-ov-vijayan-award/article7786723.ece. Missing or empty |title= (help)