KERALA SAHITHYA ACADEMY

Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote Malayalam language and literary. It is situated in Thrissur, Kerala in India.[1] The academy was inaugurated on October 15, 1956, by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of Travancore. Though the Kerala state government provides the funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is autonomous according to its constitution. The academy recognises superior literary works through its annual literary awards. As of 2010[update] the academy was headed by Malayalam novelist P. Valsala, who served at its president, and writer Purushan Kadalundy was its secretary.