Sugathakumari conferred with Saraswati Samman 2013

August 6, 2013

Screenshot_1 Noted Malayalam poetess Sugathakumari has been conferred with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012 for Manalezhuthu (the Writings on the Sand), a collection of poems in Malayalam.

About Saraswati Samman Award

Saraswati Samman Award was instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991 to honor outstanding literary work in any Indian language which is the part of Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The Award is recognized as the most prestigious and the highest literary honor in the country. The award carries cash prize of 10 lakh Rupees, a plaque as well as a citation.
Note: Ismat Chughtai was the first person to receive Saraswati Samman for his work in Urdu Literature.

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