PM presents Jnanpith Award to poet ONV Kurup

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday presented the prestigious JnanpithAward to noted Malayalam poet and teacher Professor ONV Kurup at the Government Women's College in Thiruvananthapuram.The......

Should Vairamuthu have been given ONV Kurup award?

Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan? *IMAGE: Vairamuthu receives the Padma Bhushan from then President Pranab Mukherjee in 2014. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Shahryar

Eminent Malayalam litterateur O N V Kurup and noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar have been chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively for their contribution to......

'With the National Award, Priyamanasam is vindicated'

'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks......