Kerala Awards
{{short description|Kerala's civilian awards}}
Kerala Awards are state-level civilian awards instituted by the Government of Kerala, India on the model of the Padma Awards instituted by the Government of India. Established in 2021, the awards are conferred on individuals who have made "priceless contribution to the society". The awardees are announced every year on 1 November, which is observed as the Kerala Piravi.{{cite journal |last1=Vivek Rajagopal |title=Kerala to introduce state level awards on model of Padma awards: CM Pinarayi Vijayan |journal=India Today |date=22 October 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-to-introduce-state-level-awards-on-model-of-padma-awards-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-1867719-2021-10-21 |access-date=1 November 2022}}
Categories
The Kerala Awards are of three categories.
- Kerala Jyothi: This is the highest award and will be conferred only on one person.
- Kerala Prabha: This is the second highest award and is conferred on three individuals.
- Kerala Sree: This is the third highest award and is conferred on six persons.
The awardees are to be selected by a special award committee after scrutiny by two subordinate committees and would be distributed in a ceremony that would be held in the Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor.
Awardees
The winners of the maiden Kerala Awards were announced on 1 November 2022.{{cite journal |title=Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour |journal=The New Indian Express |date=1 November 2022 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2022/nov/01/kerala-declares-1st-ever-padma-inspired-awards-mt-gets-highest-honour-2513604.html |access-date=1 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for Kerala's first highest state-level award |url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/national/m-t-vasudevan-nair-chosen-for-keralas-first-highest-state-level-award/445006.html |website=Press Trust of India |publisher=PTI |access-date=1 November 2022}}
2022
;Kerala Jyothi
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair (literature), Malayalam author
;Kerala Prabha
- Mammootty (arts), Malayalam actor
- Omchery N. N. Pillai (arts, drama, social service, public service), Malayalam playwright
- T. Madhava Menon (civil service, social service), former civil servant and social worker
;Kerala Sree
- Gopinath Muthukad (social service, arts), magician
- Kanayi Kunhiraman (arts), sculptor
- Kochouseph Chittilappilly (social service, industry), industrialist
- M. P. Parameswaran (science, social service), scientist
- Sathyabhama Das Biju (science), amphibian biologist
- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (arts), singer
M T Vasudevan nair - cropped image.jpg|M. T. Vasudevan Nair
SOP Mammootty2016.jpg|Mammootty
Muthukad Photo.jpg|Gopinath Muthukad
Kanayi Kunhiraman Image (cropped).jpg|Kanayi Kunhiraman
Mpparameswaran.jpg|M. P. Parameswaran
Dr. Sathyabhama Das Biju - cropped image.jpg|Sathyabhama Das Biju
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi DSW.JPG|Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
2023
The winners of the Kerala Awards for the year 2023 were announced on 1 November 2023.{{cite news |title=Kerala Jyothi award for writer T. Padmanabhan |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 November 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-jyothi-award-for-writer-t-padmanabhan/article67485883.ece |publisher=THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. |access-date=9 November 2023}}
;Kerala Jyothi
- T. Padmanabhan, writer
;Kerala Prabha
- Justice (Retired) M. Fathima Beevi
- Nataraja Krishnamurthy (Soorya Krishnamoorthy)
;Kerala Sree
- Punalur Somarajan (social service)
- V. P. Gangadharan (health)
- Ravi D. C. (industry and commerce)
- K. M. Chandrasekhar (civil service)
- Pandit Ramesh Narayan (art, music)
T Padmanabhan 3.jpg|T. Padmanabhan
Justice Fathima Beevi.JPG|M. Fathima Beevi
Soorya Krishnamoorthy.jpg|Soorya Krishnamoorthy
V. P. Gangadharan.jpeg|V. P. Gangadharan
Ramesh Narayan.jpg|Ramesh Narayan
2024
The winners of the Kerala Awards for the year 2024 were announced on 31 October 2024.{{cite web |last1=Web Team |title=പരമോന്നത സംസ്ഥാന പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു, കേരള ജ്യോതി എംകെ സാനുവിന്, സോമനാഥിനും ഭുവനേശ്വരിക്കും കേരള പ്രഭ |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/kerala-highest-civilian-honour-announced-kerala-jyoti-award-goes-to-mk-sanu-kerala-prabha-for-s-somanath-and-bhubaneswari-sm81x3 |website=www.asianetnews.com |access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=Kerala Jyothi Award for writer and academic M.K. Sanoo |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-jyothi-award-for-writer-and-academic-mk-sanoo/article68818314.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |publisher=The Hindu Group of Publications |access-date=1 November 2024}}
;Kerala Jyothi
- M. K. Sanu (writer)
;Kerala Prabha
- S. Somanath (science, engineering)
- P. Bhuvaneswari (agriculture)
;Kerala Sree
- Kalamandalam Vimala Menon (art)
- Dr. T. K. Jayakumar (health)
- Narayana Bhattathiri (calligaphy)
- Sanju Viswanath Samson (sport)
- Shyja Baby (social service)
- V. K. Mathews (industry, commerce)
Sanu_Mash.jpg|M. K. Sanu
S._Somanath,_Director_of_VSSC,_ISRO,_speaks_during_the_Heads_of_Agency_Plenary_of_the_70th_International_Astronautical_Congress_(cropped).jpg|S. Somanath