THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Writer C Radhakrishnan and poet S Rameshan Nair have bagged the children’s literature awards instituted by the State Institute of Children’s Literature.
Academy director Nedumudi Harikumar told mediapersons here on Monday that the winning entries were ‘Ammathottil’ and ‘Panchamritham’ in the story and poetry sections respectively. ‘Neelakurinji - Oru Vyazhavattathile Vasantham’ penned by Dr Raju Narayana Swamy and ‘Kuttikazhchakal @ Lakshadeweep’ by S Anitha won the honours in the science and knowledge categories respectively.
The other winners are: Biography: Dr R Satyajith (Sahodaran Ayyappan); drama: Sudhan Nanmanda (Avasanathe Chithram); translation: P Madhavan Pillai and Sreedevi S Kartha; design: N T Rajeev; picture book: N T Rajeev; production: State Institute of Children’s Literature.
Each award consists of a cash prize of Rs 10,000, a citation and plaque.