Writer and Jnanpith winner M T Vasudevan Nair has been selected for the Sree Chithira Thirunal National Award 2013.
The award is instituted by the Sree Chithira Thirunal Trust and carries a purse of Rs 1 lakh and a citation.
Vasudevan Nair was selected by a panel consisting of Palode Ravi MLA, former Additional Chief Secretary D Babu Paul, S K Nair, trust chairman T Raveendran Thampi and managing trustee T Satheesh Kumar.
Recipients of the award include ISRO former chairman G Madhavan Nair, West Bengal governor and former national security advisor M K Narayanan, M S Swaminathan, actor Mohanlal, playback singer K Yesudas, Indian ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao and ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan.