Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography

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The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography is an award presented every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a biography or autobiography of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.  [1] [2]

Awardees

YearBookAuthorImage
1992Arangu Kaanaatha Nadan Thikkodiyan
1993ArdhaviramamAmarthyananda
1994Pathikayum Vazhiyorathe ManideepangalumK. Kalyanikutty Amma
1995Viplava Smaranakal: Bhagam Onnu Puthupally Raghavan
1996Charitrathinoppam Nadanna OraalA. V. Anil Kumar
1997Rajyadrohiyaya RajyasnehiT. Venugopal
1998Sucheendram Rekhakal T. N. Gopakumar TN Gopakumar.jpg
1999Kodumkattuyarthiya Kaalam Joseph Edamaruku
2000V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan: Athmakatha V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan
2001A. K. Pillai: Adarsangalude RaktasakshiA. Radhakrishnan
2002AchanNeelan
2003 Bertrand Russell V. Babusenan
2004 Orachante Ormmakkuripukal T. V. Eachara Warrier
2005 Panampilly Govinda Menon: Charitravazhiyile Dipasikha L. V. Harikumar
2006Ente Jivitham G. Janardhana Kurup Adv.janardanakurup.jpg
2007Pavana ParvamParvathi Pavanan
2008Smruthi Parvam P. K. Warrier
2009Ghoshayathra T. J. S. George TJS George.JPG
2010Anubhavangal Anubhaavangal P. K. R. Warrier PkrWarrier.png
2011 [3] Athmakatha K. R. Gowri Amma K.R. Gouri Amma in 2013.JPG
2012 [4] Ente Pradakshina Vazhikal S. Jayachandran Nair
2013 [5] [6] Swarabhedangal Bhagyalakshmi Bhagyalakshmi MDS.jpg
2014 [7] Paralmeen Neenthunna Paadam C. V. Balakrishnan C.V. Balakrishnan.jpg
2015 [8] Green Room Ibrahim Vengara
2016 [9] AKG: Oru Sampoorna JeevacharithramChanthavila Murali
2017 [10] Thakkijja, Ente Jayil JeevithamJayachandran Mokeri
2018 [11] AthmayanamMuni Narayana Prasad
2019 [12] Jalakangal: Oru Charithranweshiyude Vazhikal Kazhchakal M. G. S. Narayanan M.G.S Narayanan.jpg
2020 [13] Mukthakantam V. K. N. K. Raghunathan
2021 [14] Attupokatha Ormakal Prof. T. J. Joseph
Ethiru M. Kunjaman
2022 News Room BRP Bhaskar BRP Bhaskar.jpg

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References

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  2. ↑ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine . Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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  6. ↑ "2013–ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi award goes to V J James's 'Nireeswaran'". Malayala Manorama . 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu . 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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