Malayalam poetess Sugathakumari gets Saraswati Samman

• Sugathakumari was honoured for her collection of poems in Malayalam entitled Manalezhuthu (the writings on the sand) published in 2006.

• Renowned Malayalam poetess and social activist Sugathakumari was on Friday conferred with prestigious Saraswati Samman award for 2012, instituted by KK Birla Foundation.

• Apart from this award, K. K. Birla Foundation also confers other two awards that include Bihari Puraskar, Rajasthani writers and Vyas Samman for Hindi.

• Past recipients include Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Vijay Tendulkar, Dr Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Dr Dharam Veer Bharati and Srilal Shukla.