Noted writer Sethu secured the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his novel 'Chekkutty'.

Noted writer Sethu secured the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his novel 'Chekkutty'.

Noted writer Sethu secured the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his novel 'Chekkutty'.

Noted Malayalam writer Sethu has won the Sahitya Akademi's Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his novel 'Chekkutty'.

Meanwhile, young Malayalam writer Anagha J Kolath secured the Akademi's Yuva Puraskar for her collection of poems 'Mezhukuthirikku Swantham Theeppetti'.

The cover of Anagha J Kolath's anthology, 'Mezhukuthirikku Swantham Theeppetti'.
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The two Keralites feature in the language-wise list of winners for 2022 released by the Akademi on Wednesday.

The awards comprise an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 each.

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The winners will be feted at a special function in New Delhi on November 14, informed the Akademi in a press release.