Vishnupuram Award Explained

Vishnupuram Award
Awarded For:Outstanding contributions to Tamil literature
Presenter:Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam
Location:Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Country:India
Year:2010
Holder:Sureshkumara Indrajith (2020)
Website:www.jeyamohan.in
Previous:Abi (Habibullah) (2019)

Vishnupuram Award is a literary award instituted by Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam, the literary organization created by writer Jeyamohan and his readers. The award was named after the writer's famous novel in Tamil, Vishnupuram. This award was initiated to honour the under-recognized pioneers and senior writers in Tamil literature. This contains cash award of Rs 1,00,000[1] and a memento, a book on the author will be published and a documentary on the awardee release during the occasion.[2]

Recipients

References

https://www.jeyamohan.in/170951/

  1. Web site: Vishnupuram award for Thelivathai Joseph. 5 November 2013. 12 December 2013. therepublicsquare.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131229031243/http://www.therepublicsquare.com/entertainment/2013/11/05/vishnupuram-award-for-thelivathai-joseph/. 29 December 2013.
  2. Web site: New award holds hope for lesser known writers. https://web.archive.org/web/20110804003559/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-20/chennai/28259914_1_tamil-writer-cash-award-award-money. dead. 4 August 2011. The Times of India. 29 December 2012.
  3. News: A. Madhavan selected for Vishnupuram Literary Award. 29 December 2012. The Hindu.
  4. News: In the stillness of poetry. 29 December 2012. The Hindu.
  5. News: Vishnupuram Award for Srilankan Tamil Writer. 5 November 2013. The Hindu.
  6. Web site: விஷ்ணுபுரம் விழா – டிச-28 ஞாயிறு-கோவை. 17 December 2014. ta. jeyamohan.in.
  7. Web site: தேவதச்சனுக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது 2015. 26 August 2015. ta. jeyamohan.in.
  8. Web site: வண்ணதாசனுக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது. 14 October 2016. ta. jeyamohan.in.
  9. News: Vishnupuram awards 2017. 13 December 2017. The Hindu. subscription.
  10. Web site: Vishnupuram Award for Raj Gauthaman. www.jeyamohan.in. 15 December 2018.
  11. Web site: கவிஞர் அபிக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது. www.jeyamohan.in. 2019-12-18.
  12. Web site: விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது 2020 சுரேஷ்குமார இந்திரஜித்துக்கு எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன். 2020-12-19. www.jeyamohan.in.
  13. Web site: விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது, விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு . jeyamohan.in . 24 August 2021.
  14. Web site: டிச.26-ல் கவிஞர் விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது: கோவை விழாவில் கவுரவம் . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.
  15. Web site: Cong leader Jairam Ramesh to felicitate Vishnupuram awardee on December 26 Entertainment . MyNews 24x7 . 20 December 2021.
  16. News: 2022-12-07 . Charu Nivedita chosen for Vishnupuram literary award . 2024-05-23 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.