Key Highlights
- The award selection committee evaluated the novel as a rare work that utilises extensive research to explore the long-distance migration of Malayalis and the historical realities of Malabar during the Renaissance era.
- The story chronicles the lives of an elephant calf and a group of humans who travelled across the sea from Kochi to Europe on a sailing ship centuries ago.
- The award, which carries a purse of ₹25,000, a plaque, and a citation, will be presented during the memorial ceremony scheduled to be held on February 11.
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