Dr. Vinil Paul has won the maiden Prof. Scaria Zacharia Memorial Award for the best book written by young researchers in the field of cultural studies instituted by the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.
He won the award for his work titled Manchadikari: Olichottathinte Vimochanadhaivasasthram. The recognition consists of a cash prize of ₹10,000, citation, and plaque. The award was instituted in memory of Prof. Zacharia, who was head of the Department of Malayalam at the university.
Works by writers below the age of 40 and books that had their first print in 2021, 2022, 2023 were considered for the award by a jury comprising Prof. Priya S., head of the Department of Malayalam; Prof. Valsalan Vathusseri, Dean, Indian Languages; Prof. K.M.Anil, Syndicate member; Prof. Shamshad Hussain K.T, and Dr. Sunil P. Elayidom.
The jury observed that Dr. Vinil’s work provided novel insights by unifying cultural and historical studies.
