Science Literature Awards announced

The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) has announced the recipients of the Science Literature Awards for 2024.

The awards recognise outstanding contributions to subject penning successful Malayalam, and honour works published during 2024 crossed 4 categories — fashionable science, in-depth science, children’s lit and subject journalism. Each grant carries a currency prize of ₹50,000, a plaque and certificate.

In the Popular Science Book category, the grant has been conferred connected Biju Dharmapalan for his publication “Manushyaparinaamapatham: Homo Sapiensilninnu Homo Deusilekku”. Dr. Dharmapalan is presently Dean (Academic Affairs) astatine Garden City University, Bengaluru, and hails from Vellayani successful Thiruvananthapuram.

The In-depth Science Book grant has gone to Gopakumar Cholayil for his enactment “Urukum Kaalam: Athithapanavum Athijeevanavum”. A erstwhile technological serviceman with the Kerala Agricultural University, Dr. Cholayil is simply a autochthonal of Mullakkara successful Thrissur.

In the Children’s Science Literature category, the grant has been presented to Pradeep Orkkatteri for his publication “Pullarimadhuram Muthaarimuthal Malanchamavare”. He is employed successful the State Institute of Encyclopaedia Publications, and is simply a autochthonal of Orkkatteri successful Kozhikode.

The Science Journalism grant has been awarded to Ashwin S. for his bid connected artificial quality published successful Malayala Manorama. He is presently moving arsenic a Senior Sub Editor astatine Malayala Manorama, Kottayam, and is simply a autochthonal of Oachira successful Kollam.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan volition contiguous the awards astatine the valedictory relation of the 38th Kerala Science Congress successful Kochi connected February 1, 2026.