Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram

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Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byASAN Memorial Association, Chennai
Reward(s)50,000, citation, memento
First awarded1985
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded36
First winnerC. Mani
Last winner Kureepuzha Sreekumar
Website asaneducation.com/asan_association

Asan Memorial Poetry Prize or Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram is a literary award instituted in 1985 by Madras-based Asan Memorial Association in memory of Malayalam poet Kumaran Asan. [1] It is given annually to honour outstanding poets in Malayalam language. The award comprises a purse of Rs 50000, sculpture and certificate. The award was also conferred to Tamil writers in the initial years.

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