Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram
| Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to art and culture | |
| Awarded for | Art and culture |
| Sponsored by | Kerala Lalithakala Akademi |
| Reward(s) | ₹3 lakh |
| First award | 2001 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| First winner | K. G. Subramanyan |
The Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram is an annual award given by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi to a person showing excellence in the field of art and culture.[1] The award is named after Raja Ravi Varma, a Malayali painter and artist. It was instituted by the Government of Kerala in 2001 to honour outstanding painters and sculptors from Kerala. The first recipient was K. G. Subramanyan.[2][3]
List of winners
| Year | Awardee | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | K. G. Subramanyan |  |
| 2002 | M. V. Devan |  |
| 2003 | A. Ramachandran |  |
| 2004 | Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri |  |
| 2005 | Kanayi Kunhiraman |  |
| 2006 | V. S. Valiathan | |
| 2007 | M. F. Husain |  |
| 2008 | Gulam Mohammed Sheikh |  |
| 2009 | C. N. Karunakaran |  |
| 2010 | Ganesh Pyne |  |
| 2011 | C. L. Porinchukutty | |
| 2012 | Yusuf Arakkal | |
| 2013 | K. V. Haridasan | |
| 2014 | Balan Nambiar | |
| 2015 | Akkitham Narayanan[1] |  |
| 2016 | Anila Jacob[4] | |
| 2017 | P. Gopinath[4] | |
| 2018 | Paris Viswanathan |  |
| 2019 | B. D. Dethan |  |
| 2020 | ||
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | Surendran Nair[5] |
References
- ^ a b "Raja Ravi Varma Award". The Hindu. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "HC stays Raja Ravi Varma award for Husain - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram | Kerala Lalithakala Akademi". lalithkala.org. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Anila Jacob and P Gopinath receive Raja Ravi Varma Award - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Raja Ravi Varma Award presented to Surendran Nair". The Hindu. 11 July 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2024.