N. Kumaranasan

Asan Memorial Poetry Prize aka Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram is a Malayalam literary award instituted in the year 1985 by Asan Memorial Association in memory of the renowned Malayalam poet N. Kumaran Asan. 

Initially, it was given to both Tamil and Malayalam poets, but now it is given annually only to honor outstanding poets of Malayalam language.
The Award comprises of Rs 50000, sculpture and certificate.

List of Recipients

  • 1985: Si. Mani
  • 1988: Yusufali Kechery
  • 1989: N. N. Kakkad
  • 1990: Yusufali Kechery
  • 1991: Sugathakumari
  • 1992: P. Bhaskaran
  • 1993: O. N. V. Kurup
  • 1994: Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
  • 1995: Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
  • 1996: Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
  • 1997: Attoor Ravi Varma
  • 1998: Olappamanna
  • 1999: Ayyappa Paniker
  • 2000: K. Satchidanandan
  • 2001: Pala Narayanan Nair
  • 2002: M. P. Appan
  • 2003: V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
  • 2004: K. G. Sankara Pillai
  • 2005: Kilimanoor Ramakanthan
  • 2006: D. Vinayachandran
  • 2007: Madhavan Ayyappath
  • 2008: Puthussery Ramachandran
  • 2009: M. N. Paloor
  • 2010: A. Ayyappan
  • 2011: S. Ramesan Nair
  • 2012: Sreekumaran Thampi
  • 2013: N. K. Desam
  • 2014: Prabha Varma
  • 2015: Chemmanam Chacko
  • 2016: Ezhachery Ramachandran
  • 2018: Desamangalam Ramakrishnan
  • 2019: S. Rameshan
  • 2020: Puthussery Ramachandran
  • 2021: K. Jayakumar
  • 2022: Kureepuzha Sreekumar

The Asan World Prize is another category instituted for a poetry award by the Asan Memorial Association. Inaugurated 1st November of the year 2017, this triennial award comprises a purse of ₹5 lakh. 

In 2018, this award was given to the renowned Chilean poet Raul Zurita on the eve of the Asan World Prize Literary Festival organized to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Kumaran Asan at his birthplace, Kayikkara in Thiruvananthapuram.

SideNotes:

  • Triennial  – Once every three years.
  • Books released during the Asan World Prize Literary Festival – 
    1. ‘Aparaswathwam Nirakaram’ – Karavaram Ramachandran
    2. ‘Gowriputhrante Vilaapam’ – B Bhuvanendran
  • Poetry collections of S. Rameshan – 
    • à´•à´±ുà´¤്à´¤ വവ്à´µാà´²ുകൾ, 
    • à´¹േമന്തത്à´¤ിà´²െ പക്à´·ി 
Resources:  http://asaneducation.com/asan_association/awards.html#list