Amrita Keerti Puraskar (Award) has been given each year since 2001 by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math to people who have made significant contributions to Indian Culture and the Vedic tradition.[1] This accolade includes a monetary prize of Rs. 123,456, an idol of Saraswati Devi crafted by the artist Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri and a certificate of commendation from the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The presentation ceremony takes place annually on Mata Amritanandamayi's birthday.
Winners edit
| SL. No. | Year | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Acharya Narendra Bhooshan |
| 2 | 2002 | P. Parameswaran |
| 3 | 2003 | Dr. Shankar Abhyankar and Prof. Harihara Shastri[2] |
| 4 | 2004 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri[3] |
| 5 | 2005 | P. Narayana Kurup |
| 6 | 2006 | Pratibha Ray[4] |
| 7 | 2007 | Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthrikal[5] |
| 8 | 2008 | Prof. R. Vasudevan Potti[6] |
| 9 | 2009 | Prof. K.V. Dev[7] |
| 10 | 2010 | Prof. N.P. Unni[8] |
| 11 | 2011 | M. P. Veerendra Kumar[9] |
| 12 | 2012 | C. Radhakrishnan[10] |
| 13 | 2013 | Manoj Das[11] and Thuravoor Viswambharan[12] |
| 14 | 2014 | S. Ramesan Nair[13] |
| 15 | 2015 | Muthukulam Sridhar[14] |
| 16 | 2016 | Ambalapuzha Gopakumar[15] |
| 17 | 2017 | Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari[16] |
| 18 | 2018 | K. B. Sreedevi[17] |
| 19 | 2019 | Vattaparambil Gopinathan Pillai[18] |
| 20 | 2020 | S. L. Bhyrappa[19] |
| 21 | 2021 | Acharyasri Rajesh |
| 22 | 2022 | Srivaraham Chandrasekharan[20] |
| 23 | 2023 | K. S. Radhakrishnan[21][22] |
References edit
- ^ "Amrita Keerti Puraskar". Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Amrita Keerthi Awards". Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri". Edubilla.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Oriya write Pratiba Ray to receive Amrita Keerti Award". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Brahmasree Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthri". vaikhari.org.
- ^ Keralam, Haindava; Migration, H. K. (24 September 2008). "R Vasudevan Potti to receive Amrita Keerti Puraskar". Haindava Keralam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Keralam, Haindava; Migration, H. K. (20 September 2009). "Prof. K.V. Dev to receive Amrita Keerti puraskar". Haindava Keralam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Amrita Keerti Puraskar for N P Unni". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Amrita Keerthi literary award for Veerendra Kumar". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Kalamritam 2014 - Annual Cultural Festival Held - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham". www.amrita.edu. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Writer Manoj Das selected for Amrita Keerti Puraskar instituted by Mata Amritanandamayi Math". The Times of India. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Thuravoor Viswambharan, Sanskrit scholar, is no more". The Times of India. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Amrita Keerthi Puraskar for S Ramesan Nair". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Muthukulam Gets Amritakeerti Award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Honour for Ambalapuzha Gopakumar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "AMRITA KEERTI PURASKAR". Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Award for litterateurs KB Sreedevi and Gopinatha Pillai". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Amritanandamayi's 66th birthday fete today: Tech-enabling centre to be set up". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Bhyrappa receives Amrita Keerti award". The Times of India. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Srivaraham Chandrasekharan receives 2022 Amrita Keerti-Puraskara". Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "K.S. Radhakrishnan receives 2023 Amrita Keerti-Puraskara | Amma". Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 October 2023). "Mata Amritanandamayi airs her concern over youth's exposure to negative influences". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 October 2023.