{
  "id": 19668665,
  "title": "Keralam Chief Minister to present Ezhuthachan Puraskaram on November 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/keralam-chief-minister-to-present-ezhuthachan-puraskaram-on-november",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralam-chief-minister-to-present-ezhuthachan-puraskaram-on-november-16/article71693606.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Methil Radhakrishnan to receive the Keralam government’s highest literary honour for lifetime contributions to Malayalam literature",
  "key_points": [
    "Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to award Ezhuthachan Puraskaram on November 16",
    "Writer Methil Radhakrishnan receives prestigious Malayalam literature award",
    "Ceremony chaired by Minister for Culture, Cinema, and Tourism P.C. Vishnunadh"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}