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ONV Literary Prize
May 13 , 2018
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- Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair has bagged this year’s annual ONV Literary Prize, for his contributions to Malayalam literature.
- The ONV Literary Prize has been instituted in memory of late poet O N V Kurup by the ONV Cultural Academy.
- The award consists of a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, citation and a plaque.
- Nair was selected for the award by a jury chaired by critic M.M. Basheer, which had former Malayalam University Vice-Chancellor K. Jayakumar and poet Prabha Varma as its members.
- Also, Anuja Akathoot’s poetry collection, ‘Amma Urangunnilla’ has been selected for the young writer award.
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