¨ Godfather of Number Puzzle ‘Sudoku’ who passed away recently – Maki Kaji
Kerala Sahitya Akademy Awards 2020
Felloship Winners of Kerala Sahitya Akademy
- Sethu
- Perumbadavam Sreedharan
Award for Total Contribution to the Literacy Field
- K.K. Kochu
- Mampuzha Kumaran
- K.R. Mallika
- Sidharthan Paruthikad
- Chavara K.S. Pillai
- M.A Rahman
Sahitya Akademy Award Winners
Poem - O.P. Suresh(Tajmahal)
Novel - P.F. Thomas (Adiyalapretham)
Shortstory - Unni R. (Vangu)
Drama - Sreejith Poyilkavu (Dwayam)
Literary Criticism - P. Soman (Vailopilly Kavitha Oru Idathupaksha Vayana)
Knowledge Literature - T.K. Anandi (Marxisavum Feminisavum Charithraparamaya Visakalanam)
Biography/Autobiography - K. Reghunathan (Mukthakantam VKN)
Travelogue - Vidhu Vincent (Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal)
Translation - 1. Anitha Thampi (Ramalla Njan Kandu)
2.Sangeetha Sreenivasan
(Upekshikapetta Divasangal)
Children’s Literature – Priya A.S (Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal)
Humorous Literature - Innocent (Irinjalakkudakku Chuttum)
Recipients of Kerala Shastra Puraskaram 2021
- M.S. Swaminathan (Father of Green Revolution in India)
- Tanu Padmanabhan (Physicist)
¨ Agri tech Startup based in Kasaragod mentored by Kerala Start-up mission which recently bagged National Youth Award for its contributions in agriculture sector Instituted by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs
- St. Jude's
¨ Recently appointed Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail Limited
- Loknath Behara (former Kerala Police Chief)
¨ Center for Historical and Cultural Studies in memory of social reformer Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker will come up at – Arattupuzha (Alappuzha)
¨ Apex body launched by central government to bring all the cooperative banks of India under an umbrella – Apex Co-op Finance and Development
¨ Indian Woman Archer who recently won under 21 Youth World Championship title þ Komalika Bari
¨ Kerala Government institution that recently developed a device that measures ocean depth using sound waves for India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant þ Keltron
¨ Indian Woman who was, recently appointed as Spokesperson for United Nation’s Generation Equality Programme - Zoya Agarwal (Pilot, Air India)
¨ Bollywood Actress who was recently appointed as Chairperson of Jio MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) Mumbai Film Festival þ Priyanka Chopra Jonas
¨ State which recently started e-Crop survey to increase farmer’s income - Maharashtra
¨ Indian who recently won Spilimbergo Open Chess Tournament 2021 title þ Raunak Sadhwani
¨ Recently elected President of Zambia þ Hakainde Hichilema
¨ Author of the book 'The Great Hindu Civilisation' þ Pavan Kumar Varma
¨ Bank headquarted in Panvel, Maharashtra whose license was recently cancelled by Reserve bank of India
- Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank
¨ --First Hospital in India to have a fire station in its campus – AIIMS, New Delhi