Padmaprabha Literary Award
{{Short description|Literary award in India}}
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| name = Padmaprabha Literary Award
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| subheader = Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
| awarded_for = Literary award in India
| sponsor = Padmaprabha Foundation
| firstawarded = 1996
| lastawarded = 2024
| reward = {{INR}}75,000, citation, a gem-studded ring
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| holder_label = Most recent winner
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| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 24
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = Unnikrishnan Puthoor
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner = Rafeek Ahamad
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Padmaprabha Literary Award for contributions to the field of Malayalam literature is instituted by the Padmaprabha Foundation. A prestigious literary prize in Malayalam, the award was instituted in memory of freedom fighter and socialist Padmaprabha. It carries a purse of Rs 75,000, a gem-studded ring and plaque.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kalpetta-narayanan-selected-for-padmaprabha-literary-award-2018-1.3365091 |script-title=ml:പത്മപ്രഭാ പുരസ്കാരം കല്പ്പറ്റ നാരായണന് |date=2019-02-24 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=ml |access-date=2019-02-24}} The awards are announced every year.
List of winners
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- 1996 Unnikrishnan Puthoor{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/padmaprabha-award/614 |title=Padmaprabha Literary Award - Padma Prabha Puraskaram |date=2019-02-24 |website=Kerala Culture |language=en |access-date=2019-02-24}}
- 1997 Ponkunnam Varkey
- 1998 M. Achuthan{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/literary-critic-m-achuthan-passed-away/articleshow/58094270.cms |script-title=ml:സാഹിത്യനിരൂപകന് എം അച്യുതന് അന്തരിച്ചു |date=2017-04-09 |website=samayammalayalam |language=ml |access-date=2019-02-24}}
- 1999 M. Leelavathi
- 2000 N. P. Muhammed
- 2001 Kakkanadan
- 2002 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
- 2003 K. T. Muhammed
- 2004 O. N. V. Kurup
- 2005 P. Valsala
- 2006 C. Radhakrishnan
- 2007 U. A. Khader
- 2008 K. Satchidanandan
- 2009 N. S. Madhavan
- 2010 M. K. Sanu{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/M-K-Sanu-chosen-for-Padmaprabha-Award/articleshow/10322160.cms |title=M K Sanu chosen for Padmaprabha Award |date=12 October 2011 |access-date=22 November 2015 |work=The Times of India}}
- 2011 Sarah Joseph{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralawomen.gov.in/index.php/headlines/241-padmaprabha-award-for-sara-joseph |title=Padmaprabha award for Sara Joseph |date=20 November 2012 |publisher=Kerala Women |access-date=22 November 2015}}
- 2012 Vijayalakshmi{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/vijayalakshmi-bags-padmaprabha-award/article5108952.ece |title=Vijayalakshmi bags Padmaprabha award |date=9 September 2013 |access-date=22 November 2015 |work=The Hindu}}
- 2013 C. V. Balakrishnan{{Cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/novelist-cv-balakrishnan-chosen-for-padmaprabha-award/861213 |title=Novelist C.V. Balakrishnan Chosen for Padmaprabha Award |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=22 November 2015 |publisher=Outlook}}
- 2014 Benyamin{{Cite news |url=http://metrovaartha.com/en/2015/08/30/benyamin-chosen-for-padma-prabha-puraskaram/ |title=Benyamin chosen for Padma Prabha puraskaram |date=August 30, 2015 |access-date=22 November 2015 |publisher=Metro Vaartha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122221205/http://metrovaartha.com/en/2015/08/30/benyamin-chosen-for-padma-prabha-puraskaram/ |archive-date=22 November 2015 }}
- 2015 V. Madhusoodhanan Nair{{Cite news |url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/beta/news.php?NewsId=TkNSUDAxMjYwOTI=&xP=Q1lC&xDT=MjAxNi0xMS0xMSAxMzoxMTowMA==&xD=MQ==&cID=MQ==/ |script-title=ml:പത്മപ്രഭാ പുരസ്കാരം മധുസൂദനൻ നായർക്ക്}}
- 2016 Prabha Varma
- 2018 Kalpatta Narayanan
- 2019 Santhosh Echikkanam
- 2020 Sreekumaran Thampi
- 2023 Subhash Chandran{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |script-title=ml:പത്മപ്രഭാപുരസ്കാരം സുഭാഷ് ചന്ദ്രന് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/news/padmaprabha-award-2023-subhash-chandran-1.8511766 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=ml}}
- 2024 Rafeek Ahamed{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-05-10 |title=Refeeque Ahamed selected for Padmaprabha Award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/refeeque-ahamed-selected-for-padmaprabha-award/article68161911.ece#:~:text=Writer%2520and%2520lyricist%2520Refeeque%2520Ahamed,Kalpetta%2520Narayanan%252C%2520and%2520critic%2520S. |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}
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