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.
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.
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- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala
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- 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.
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