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{{short description|Kerala's civilian awards}}
{{Infobox award
| established =
| firstawarded = November 1, 2022
| awarded_for = Contribution towards society
| sponsor = [[Government of Kerala]]
| country = India
}}
'''Kerala awards''' are state-level [[civilian award]]s instituted by the [[Government of Kerala]], India on the model of the [[Padma awards]] instituted by the [[Government of India]].

Established in 2021, the awards are conferred on individuals who have made "priceless contribution to the society". The awardees are announced every year on 1 November, which is observed as the [[Kerala Piravi]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vivek Rajagopal |title=Kerala to introduce state level awards on model of Padma awards: CM Pinarayi Vijayan |journal=India Today |date=22 October 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-to-introduce-state-level-awards-on-model-of-padma-awards-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-1867719-2021-10-21 |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>

==Categories==

The Kerala awards are of three categories.

*'''Kerala Jyothi''': This is the highest award and will be conferred only on one person.
*'''Kerala Prabha''': This is the second highest award and is conferred on three individuals.
*'''Kerala Sree''': This is the third highest award and is conferred on six persons.

The awardees are to be selected by a special award committee after scrutiny by two subordinate committees and would be distributed in a ceremony that would be held in the [[Lok Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram|Lok Bhavan]], the official residence of the [[List of governors of Kerala|Governor]].

==Awardees==
The winners of the maiden Kerala awards were announced on 1 November 2022.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour |journal=The New Indian Express |date=1 November 2022 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2022/nov/01/kerala-declares-1st-ever-padma-inspired-awards-mt-gets-highest-honour-2513604.html |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for Kerala's first highest state-level award |url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/national/m-t-vasudevan-nair-chosen-for-keralas-first-highest-state-level-award/445006.html |website=Press Trust of India |publisher=PTI |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>

===Kerala Jyothi awardees===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Image
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Recipient
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Occupation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | {{refh}}
|-

|2022
|[[File:M T Vasudevan nair - cropped image.jpg|100px]]
![[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
|Writer
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |first=Inputs |date=2022-11-01 |title=MT Vasudevan Nair is first recipient of Kerala Jyothi, state’s highest civilian award |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/mt-vasudevan-nair-first-recipient-kerala-jyothi-state-s-highest-civilian-award-169467#:~:text=Malayalam%20literary%20stalwart%20and%20Jnanpith%20laureate%20MT,civilian%20award%20instituted%20by%20the%20state%20government. |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UtkarshClasses |title=Famous Writer T Padmanabhan Awarded Kerala Jyothi Award |url=https://utkarsh.com/current-affairs/famous-writer-t-padmanabhan-awarded-kerala-jyothi-award |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Utkarsh Classes |language=en}}</ref>
|-

|2023
|[[File:T Padmanabhan 3.jpg|100px]]
![[T. Padmanabhan]]
|Writer
|
|-

|2024
|[[File:Sanu Mash.jpg|100px]]
![[M. K. Sanu]]
|Writer
|
|-

|2025
|[[File:MR_Raghava_variyar.jpg|100px]]
![[M. R. Raghava Varier]]
|Epigraphist
|
|-

|}

===Kerala Prabha awardees===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Image
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Occupation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | {{refh}}
|-

|rowspan="3"|2022
|[[File:SOP Mammootty2016.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mammootty]] (arts)
|Actor
|
|-
|
|[[Omchery N. N. Pillai]] (arts, drama, social service, public service)
|Playwright
|
|-
|
|[[T Madhava Menon]] (civil service, social service)
|Former Civil Servant and Social Worker
|
|-

|rowspan="2"|2023
|[[File:Justice Fathima Beevi.JPG|100px]]
|[[Fathima Beevi]]
|[[List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India|Justice of the Supreme Court]]
|
|-
|[[File:Soorya Krishnamoorthy.jpg|100px]]
|[[Soorya Krishnamoorthy]]
|Artist, Philanthropist and Scientist
|
|-

|rowspan="2"|2024
|[[File:S. Somanath, Director of VSSC, ISRO, speaks during the Heads of Agency Plenary of the 70th International Astronautical Congress (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[S. Somanath]] (science, engineering)
|Former chairman of [[ISRO]]
|
|-
|
| P. Bhuvaneswari
|Agriculture
|
|-

|rowspan="2"|2025
| [[File:Rajashree_warier.jpg|100px]]
|[[Rajashree Warrier]] (arts)
|Dancer, Musician and Writer
|
|-
|
| P. B. Aneesh
|Agriculture
|
|-
|}

===Kerala Sree awardees===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Image
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | Occupation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;" | {{refh}}
|-

|rowspan="6"|2022
|[[File:Muthukad Photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[Gopinath Muthukad]] (social service, arts)
|Magician
|
|-
|[[File:Kanayi Kunhiraman Image (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[Kanayi Kunhiraman]] (arts)
|Sculptor
|
|-
|[[File:Kochouseph Chittilappilly DS.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]] (social service, industry)
|Industrialist
|
|-
|[[File:Mpparameswaran.jpg |100px]]
|[[M. P. Parameswaran]] (science, social service)
|Scientist
|
|-
|[[File:Dr. Sathyabhama Das Biju - cropped image.jpg|100px]]
|[[Sathyabhama Das Biju]] (science)
|Amphibian Biologist
|
|-
|[[File:Vaikom Vijayalakshmi DSW.JPG|100px]]
|[[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]] (arts)
|Singer
|
|-

|rowspan="5"|2023
|
|Punalur Somarajan
|Social Service
|
|-
|[[File:V. P. Gangadharan.jpeg|100px]]
|[[V. P. Gangadharan]] (health)
|[[Oncology|Oncologist]]
|
|-
|
|Ravi D. C. (industry and commerce)
|Industrialist
|
|-
|
|K. M. Chandrasekhar
|Civil Service
|
|-
|[[File:Ramesh Narayan.jpg|100px]]
|[[Ramesh Narayan]] (art, music)
|[[Hindustani classical music|Classical Vocalist]]
|
|-

|rowspan="6"|2024
|
|[[Vimala Menon]] (art)
|[[Mohiniyattam]]
|
|-
|
|Dr. T. K. Jayakumar
|Health
|
|-
|
|Narayana Bhattathiri
|Calligraphy
|
|-
|[[File:Sanju Samson in PMO New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|[[Sanju Samson]] (sports)
|Cricketer
|
|-
|
|Shyja Baby
|Social Service
|
|-
|
|V. K. Mathews
|Industry, Commerce
|
|-

|rowspan="5"|2025
|
|Shashi Kumar
|Media
|
|-
|
|Shahal Hassan Musaliar
|Education
|
|-
|
|M.K. Vimal Govind
|Start-ups
|
|-
|
|Jilumol Mariyat Thomas
|Various fields
|
|-
|
|Abhilash Tomy
|Sports
|
|-

|}

==See also==
*[[Orders, decorations, and medals of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Awards for contributions to society]]
[[Category:Kerala awards| ]]

Kerala awards - Revision history

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