Veteran journalist Thomas Jacob and Padma Shri Dr. Shashank R Joshi bagged the seventeenth P Kesavadev Awards, instituted by the P Kesavadev Trust.
While Jacob was chosen for the Kesavadev Literary Award, Dr. Joshi received the Diabscreen Kerala Kesavadev Award for his constant efforts in imparting public well being schooling, particularly through the pandemic.
The awards, named after famend Malayalam author P Kesavadev, are offered to 2 dignified personalities yearly, who’ve proved their excellence within the area of literature and public well being. While the Keasavadev Literary Award is for excellence within the area of literature, the Diabscreen Kerala Kesavadev Award is for an individual’s sincere and sustained efforts in public well being schooling.
In 2017, Jacob had retired because the Editorial Director of Malayala Manorama after many years of service within the area of journalism. He had additionally served as the previous president of the Kerala Press Academy, His devoted characteristic ‘Kathakoottu’ written in Manorama Weekly was broadly learn. ‘Kathavaseshan’ stays one of many literary contributions of Jacob.
He has additionally been honoured as an excellent persona by the Thompson Foundation of Britain. Among the distinguished awards that he received for his works within the area of literature embody Swadeshabhimani, Kesari Award, Ok Balakrishnan Award, C H Muhammad Koya Award, Ok Vijayaraghavan Award, and Dr. M V Pylee Award.
Dr. Joshi, who hails from Mumbai, is a member of Maharashtra’s Covid Task Force and not too long ago featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio present. A key opinion chief and a prolific author of articles on Diabetology and Endocrinology, Dr. Joshi has revealed a complete of 18 books and monograms and over 600 analysis publications. His quite a few interviews on tv, YouTube, and different social media platforms have been reckoned to advertise affected person schooling positively and successfully. He has additionally performed a key function within the Mumbai mannequin of care and his work in city slums, together with Dharavi, to fight Covid was commendable.
The prestigious P Kesavadev Awards maintain a money prize of Rs 50,000, a quotation and a sculpture by B D Dathan. The award shall be offered at a digital occasion on June 18, the committee introduced.