- Writer and scholar S.K. Vasanthan was selected for the Ezhuthachan Award for the year 2023.
- Ezhuthachan Award is the top award instituted by the Government of Kerala in the field of literature.
- The Culture Minister of Kerala announced the award on 1 November 2023.
- Dr. Vasanthan attracted the attention of both scholars and book lovers through his works in multiple genres such as novels, short stories, essays, histories and translations.
- S.K. Vasanthan’s major works like Kerala Samskara Charitra Nighandu and Nammal Nadanna Vazhikal are two major works related to the cultural history of Kerala.
- Kalam Sakshi, which describes the comprehensive social reform of Kerala, is one of his major works.
- Dr. Vasanthan, who hails from Thrissur, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for Kerala Samskara Charitra Nighandu and the Academy Award for Overall Contribution in 2013.
- The Ezhuthachan Award will carry a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, a citation and a plaque presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala.
