Era Murukan conferred with Vishnupuram Literary Award
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Era Murukan conferred with Vishnupuram Literary Award
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.
The event will run daily from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., offering a variety of activities. Visitors can enjoy dance and music performances, hands-on art experiences, film screenings, and exhibitions from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. These will feature folk cuisines, leather puppets, philately, textiles, and handicrafts.