Eminent Malayalam poet Prof. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri has been selected for this year's prestigious Vayalar Award for his collection of poems 'Charulatha'. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a bronze statue made by the famous sculpturer Kallayi Kunchiraman and a certificate. The Vayalar Award is given for the best literary work in Malayalam and was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust.
Namboodiri was also selected for this year''s Vallathol literary award on October 7