Writer Era Murukan was conferred with the Vishnupuram Literary Award for the year 2024 along with a prize of ₹5 lakh and a memento at a ceremony in Coimbatore on Sunday.
Era Murukan is known as one of the pioneers of modern Tamil literature and has earned a special place through the novel `Arasur Vamsam’.
A documentary film titled “A Garden of Shadows” was screened, and a book ‘Muppattaikannadiyinulagam’ was released. Kannada writer Vivek Shanbag participated as the special guest at the function. Writers Jeyamohan, M. Gopalakrishnan and Ramya offered felicitations.
Published – December 23, 2024 05:18 pm IST