Swadeshabhimani-Kesari Awards for K.G. Parameswaran Nair, Ezhacheri Ramachandran and N. Asokan
The State government, which institutes the award for contributions to media, announced the awards on Saturday.
A noted poet, Mr. Ramachandran worked close to 32 years at the Deshabhimani. He is a winner of the Vayalar Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Mr. Parameswaran Nair, known for his extensive reporting of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, worked at the Kerala Kaumdi for 35 years. He has also authored the book 'Kerala Niyamasabha Charitravum Dharmavum.'
A former bureau chief of Mathrubhumi's New Delhi Bureau, Mr. Ashokan is currently Special Representative of the daily in New Delhi.
The 2021 and 2022 winners were selected by a panel consisting of S.R. Shaktidharan, K.A. Beena and P.S. Rajasekharan. The winner for 2023 was selected by Alankode Leelakrishnan, K.P. Mohanan and T. Radhamani.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the awards, which carry ₹1 lakh each in cash prizes, citations and statuettes designed by Kanayi Kunhiraman, on June 26 in Thiruvananthapuram.
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