Award:
- The fourth annual Martha Farrell Award presented, on 10 October 2020 by “Martha Farrell Foundation and Participatory Research in Asia” with support from Anantapur-based “Rural Development Trust”.
Winners:
In the Individual Category: Activist Mamta Singh from Uttar Pradesh, for her work of empowering survivors of gender-based violence across Unnao, Hardoi and Sitapur.
In the Organisation Category: Rural and Environment Development Society (REDS) from Andhra Pradesh, for their work in championing the women agricultural workers’ rights.
- Poet Ezhacheri Ramachandran won 44th edition of Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary award for his collection of poems “Oru Virginian Veyilkalam”.
- On 10 October 2020, Novelist S. L. Bhyrappa was conferred the prestigious Dr. Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttoora Prashasti – 2020.
- Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri has been conferred with the 55th Jnanpith award for his contribution to literature on 24th September 2020. He was presented the award by Kerala Culture Minister A K Balan.
- Kani Kusruti has won best actress award in the BRICS competition at the 42nd Moscow Film Festival. She got the award for her performance in filmmaker Sajin Baabu’s Biriyaani.
42nd Moscow Film Festival was held in Moscow & organised from 01 October to 08 October, 2020.