Thiruvananthapuram:
Eminent Marxist thinker, writer, social and political activist P Govinda Pillai hasbeen chosen for the PKV Award for the year 2011.
The award was instituted by PKV Centre for Human Development and Cultural Affairs in memory of former ChiefMinister P K Vasudevan Nair.
A judging committee comprising litterateur Puthussery Ramachandran, Justice N Krishnan Nair and media personalitySunnikkutty Abraham selected the awardee, a release said.
Pillai had made commendable contributions to the social and political life of Kerala for the last several decades, theJudging Committee said. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000, memento and citation.
Earlier recipients of the award are former CPI state Secretary Veliyam Bhargavan Congress leader V M Sudheeran,writer Sara Joseph, RSP leader K Pankajakshan and CPI state secretary C K Chandrappan.
The award was instituted by PKV Centre for Human Development and Cultural Affairs in memory of former ChiefMinister P K Vasudevan Nair.
A judging committee comprising litterateur Puthussery Ramachandran, Justice N Krishnan Nair and media personalitySunnikkutty Abraham selected the awardee, a release said.
Pillai had made commendable contributions to the social and political life of Kerala for the last several decades, theJudging Committee said. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000, memento and citation.
Earlier recipients of the award are former CPI state Secretary Veliyam Bhargavan Congress leader V M Sudheeran,writer Sara Joseph, RSP leader K Pankajakshan and CPI state secretary C K Chandrappan.
Topics mentioned in this article
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
South
Marxist
Writer
Social
Political Activist
P Govinda Pillai
PKV Award For The Year 2011
Human Development And Cultural Affairs
Chief Minister P K Vasudevan Nair
Litterateur
Puthussery Ramachandran
Justice N Krishnan Nair
Media Personality
Sunnikkutty Abraham
CPI State Secretary Veliyam Bhargavan
Congress Leader V M Sudheeran
Writer Sara Joseph
RSP Leader K Pankajakshan
CPI State Secretary C K Chandrappan.
