KOCHI
:
M Leelavathy
, prominent
writer
and
literary critic
who won the
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
, said that she was happy about the national recognition and she hopes to continue her literary endeavours.
“It is a great recognition of my works and contributions. I am happy to receive it. These days I spend my time mostly reading and writing and I hope to continue it without fail,” she said.
The 94-year-old writer was visited by industries minister
P Rajeeve
at her residence in
Thrikkakara
by 2.30pm on Sunday. He honoured the writer followed by a brief interaction. “I have known Rajeeve personally for long and the visit was more of a personal one rather than an official one on behalf of the state government,” Leelavathy said.
Leelavathy is among the seven literary figures, including Ruskin Bond, to receive the fellowship this year. The others who received the fellowship are Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay (Bengali), Bhalchandra Nemade (Marathi), Tejwant Singh Gill (Punjabi), Swami Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit), and Indira Parthasarthy (Tamil).
The Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is a literary honour in India bestowed by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters. It is the highest honour conferred by the Akademi on a living writer
An eminent Malayalam writer, literary critic, and educationist, Leelavathy has more than 60 published books to her credit, including books on literary criticism, essay collections, and translations over the last seven decades.
Leelavathy has won several prestigious recognitions like the
Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award,
Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, Vallathol Award, Basheer Award, Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, and Guptan Nair Memorial Award.
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