Muttathu Varkey Award

Muttathu Varkey Award for contributions to the field of Malayalam literature is instituted by the Muthattu Varkey Foundation in memory of novelist Muttathu Varkey. The award was instituted in 1992 and as of 2012, it carries a purse of ₹33,333, a citation, and a statuette. The awards are usually announced on 28 April (the birth anniversary of Varkey) and presented on 28 May (the death anniversary of Varkey) every year.

Awardees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
1992	O. V. Vijayan
1993	Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1994	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1995	Kovilan
1996	Kakkanadan
1997	V. K. N.
1998	M. Mukundan
1999	Punathil Kunjabdulla
2000	Anand
2001	N. P. Mohammed
2002	Ponkunnam Varkey
2003	Sethu	[1]
2004	C. Radhakrishnan	[2]
2005	Zacharia	[3]
2006	Kamala Surayya (Madhavikkutty)	[4]
2007	T. Padmanabhan	[5]
2008	M. Sukumaran	[6]
2009	N. S. Madhavan	[7]
2010	P. Valsala	[8]
2011	Sarah Joseph	[9]
2012	N. Prabhakaran	[10]
2013	C. V. Balakrishnan	[11]
2014	Asokan Charuvil	[12]
2015	K. Satchidanandan
2016	K.G George

References

1. "Theoretical criticism spoils literary pleasure". The Hindu. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
2. "C Radhakrishnan gets Muttathu Varkey award". Deccan Herald. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
3. "Muttathu Varkey award for Zacharia". The Hindu. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
4. "Muttathu Varkey Award for Kamala Suraiyya". The Hindu. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
5. "Muttathu Varkey award presented to Padmanabhan". The Hindu. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
6. "Muttathu Varkey award announced". The Hindu. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
7. "Muttathu Varkey Award presented". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
8. "Muttathu Varkey award for P. Valsala". The Hindu. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
9. "Muttathu Varkey award for Sara Joseph". The Hindu. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
10. "Award for N. Prabhakaran". The Hindu. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
11. "മുട്ടത്തുവര്ക്കി സാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരം സി.വി.ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്" [Muttathu Varkey award to C.V.Balakrishnan]. DC Books. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
12. "അശോകന്‍ ചരുവിലിന് മുട്ടത്തുവര്‍ക്കി സാഹിത്യപുരസ്‌കാരം" [Muttathu Varkey award to Asokan Charuvil]. DC Books. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 7 (help)