Vishnupuram - Kumaraguruparan Award
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: விஷ்ணுபுரம்- குமரகுருபரன் விருது
Vishnupuram Kumaraguruparan Award, an award initiated by Vishnupuram Literary Circle in honor of the late poet Kumaraguruparan, is awarded to young talents of Tamil poetry.
Genesis
Poet Kumaraguruparan passed away on June 19, 2016. The literary award in his name was initiated by the wish of his friend Kavitha Swarnavalli. The award is being given every year since 2017, for poets under the age of forty. Vishnupuram Literary Circle gives the award.
Award
The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- and an honorary memento hand crafted sculpture. The award felicitation ceremony is conducted in Chennai on the 10th of June every year, to coincide with the birthday of the late poet Kumaraguruparan. From 2023, the prize amount is increased to Rs. 1 lakh.
Awardees
- 2017 Sabarinathan
- 2018 Kandarathithan
- 2019 S. Durai
- 2020 Venu Vetrayan
- 2021 Madhar
- 2022 Anandhkumar
- 2023 Sathishkumar Srinivasan
References
- Jeyamohan Speech, Kumaraguruparan - Vishnupuram Literary Award
- Kumaraguparan Links
- Vishnupuram - Kumaraguruparan Awards
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