K. Jayakumar bags Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
The Hindu
K. Jayakumar wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for poetry collection Pingalakeshi, to be honored in New Delhi on March 8.
Former Chief Secretary and writer K. Jayakumar has bagged Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection Pingalakeshini. The award carries a purse of ₹1 lakh, an engraved copper plaque and a shawl that will be handed over at a function to be held on March 8 in New Delhi. An artist, lyricist, and translator, Mr. Jayakumar has penned several books in his literary career spanning around 50 years. He was selected for the award by a jury, including Prabha Varma, Kowdiar Ramachandran and Krishnan Namboothiri.
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