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Keralam Chief Minister to present Ezhuthachan Puraskaram on November 16

Methil Radhakrishnan to receive the Keralam government’s highest literary honour for lifetime contributions to Malayalam literature

Keralam Chief Minister to present Ezhuthachan Puraskaram on November 16

On November 16, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is set to bestow the prestigious Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala's top literary award for distinguished contributions to Malayalam literature, upon writer Methil Radhakrishnan. The ceremony will commence at 10:30 a.m. at the K.P. Kesava Menon Hall in the city. Minister for Culture, Cinema, and Tourism P.C.

Vishnunadh will chair the proceedings, which are organized by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. President of the Akademi, Kalpetta Narayanan, will deliver the felicitation speech, while Chief Secretary Biswanath Sinha will read out the award citation. Other participants include Mayor O. Sadasivan, Member of Parliament K. M. Raghavan, and Members of Legislative Assembly K. Faisal Babu, K. Jayanth, and K. Praveen Kumar, alongside selection committee member Sarah Joseph.

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