Vishnupuram Award

Vishnupuram Award
Awarded forOutstanding contributions to Tamil literature
LocationCoimbatore, Tamilnadu
CountryIndia
Presented byVishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam
First awarded2010
Currently held bySureshkumara Indrajith (2020)
Websitewww.jeyamohan.in
← Abi (Habibullah) (2019)

Vishnupuram Award is a literary award instituted by Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam, the literary organization created by writer Jeyamohan and his readers. The award was named after the writer's famous novel in Tamil, Vishnupuram. This award was initiated to honour the under-recognized pioneers and senior writers in Tamil literature. This contains cash award of Rs 1,00,000[1] and a memento, a book on the author will be published and a documentary on the awardee release during the occasion.[2]

  1. ^ "Vishnupuram award for Thelivathai Joseph". therepublicsquare.com. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "New award holds hope for lesser known writers". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.