Who is the recipient of the 2023 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the top prize instituted by the Kerala government in the field of literature?
S.K. Vasanthan
Sugathakumari
M.T. Vasudevan Nair
K.S. Achuthan
Correct Answer :
A. S.K. Vasanthan
Writer and scholar S.K. Vasanthan has been chosen for this year's Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the top prize instituted by the Kerala government in the field of literature. His major works such as Kerala Samskara Charitra Nikhandu and Nammal Nadanna Vazhikal - two works dealing with the cultural history of Kerala and Padinjaran Kavya Mimamsa are notable additions to the body of scholarly literature in Malayalam.
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