The award conferred for his short novel 'Mulugadeya orrige Bandavaru', carries Rs 50,000 and a citation.It will be presented to him at a function in Kolkata on November 14, Children's Day, a release said.
A social activist and an environmentalist, his novels "Kadina Benki" and "Dweepa" have been made into films which have won national acclaim.
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