Vishnupuram Award
Vishnupuram Award is a literary award instituted by The Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam(Vishnupuram Literary Circle), a group of readers of Tamil writer Jeyamohan. The award was named after the writer's famous novel in Tamil, Vishnupuram. This award was initiated to honour the under-recognized pioneers and senior writers in Tamil literature. This contains cash award of Rs 1,00,000[1] and a memento, a book on the author will be published and a documentary on the awardee release during the occasion.[2]
| Vishnupuram Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to Tamil literature |
| Location | Coimbatore, Tamilnadu |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Currently held by | Abi (Habibullah) (2019) |
| Website | www.jeyamohan.in |
Recipients
References
- "Vishnupuram award for Thelivathai Joseph". 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "New award holds hope for lesser known writers". Times of india. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "A. Madhavan selected for Vishnupuram Literary Award". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "In the stillness of poetry". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- Vishnupuram Award for Srilankan Tamil Writer
- "Vishnupuram Award for Raj Gauthaman". www.jeyamohan.in. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "கவிஞர் அபிக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது". www.jeyamohan.in. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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