Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram | |
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Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
Awarded for | Literary award in India |
Sponsored by | ASAN Memorial Association, Chennai |
Reward(s) | ₹50,000, citation, memento |
First awarded | 1985 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 36 |
First winner | C. Mani |
Last winner | Kureepuzha Sreekumar |
Website | asaneducation |
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.