Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

T. Padmanabhan was awarded the prestigious Kerala Jyothi award by the Kerala government in 2023. This highest civilian honour in the state was awarded to Padmanabhan in recognition of his exceptional contributions to Malayalam literature. Padmanabhan is a renowned writer of novels, short stories, and essays. He is also a translator and a critic. His works have been translated into several languages. Padmanabhan is considered to be one of the most important writers in Malayalam literature today.