The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a travelogue of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. [1] [2]
Year | Book | Writer | Image |
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1995 | Adarunna Kakkakal | Asha Menon | |
1996 | Nepal Diary | O. Krishnan Patyam | |
1997 | Munichile Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum | S. Sivadas | |
1998 | Papathinte Pongachasanchi | E. Vasu | |
1999 | Kadukalude Thalam Thedi | B. Sujatha Devi | |
2000 | Pala Lokam Pala Kalam | K. Satchidanandan | |
2001 | Volgayil Manju Peyyumbol | Punathil Kunjabdulla | |
2002 | Amazonum Kure Vyakulathakalum | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | |
2003 | Santhimantram Muzhangunna Thazvarayil | Raju Narayana Swamy | |
2004 | Adarunna Akasam | George Onakkoor | |
2005 | Uttarakhandilude Kailas Mansarovar Yatra | M. K. Ramachandran | |
2006 | Oru African Yathra | Zacharia | |
2007 | Himalayam | Shoukath | |
2008 | King Learinte European Pathangal | Iyyamcode Sreedharan | |
2009 | Ente Keralam | K. Ravindran | |
2010 | Marubhumiyude Athmakatha | V. Musafar Ahammed | |
2011 [3] | Volga Tharangangal | T. N. Gopakumar | |
2012 [4] | Baltic Diary | Santhosh George Kulangara | |
2013 [5] | Gramapathakal | P. Surendran | |
2014 [6] | Pottekkattum Sreeyathoonum Balidweepum | K. A. Francis | |
2015 [7] | Europe: Aatma Chihnangal | V. G. Thampi | |
Bhutan Dinangal | O. K. Johny | ||
2016 [8] | Nile Vazhikal | Harikrishnan | |
2017 [9] | Ethetho Saranikalil | C. V. Balakrishnan | |
2018 [10] | Londonilekku Oru Road Yathra | Baiju N. Nair | |
2019 [11] | Vishudha Papangalude India | Arun Ezhuthachan | |
2020 [12] | Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal | Vidhu Vincent | |
2021 [13] | Nagnarum Narabhojikalum | Venu | |
2022 [14] | Murivettavarude Pathakal | Haritha Savithri | |
Dakshinafrican Yathrapusthakam | C. Anoop | ||
2023 [15] | Aamcho Basthar | Nandini Menon |
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