Sanoo will receive the Kerala Jyothi for his contributions to literature, while Somanath and Bhuvaneshwari will be honored with the Kerala Prabha for their accomplishments in the fields of Science and Engineering and Agriculture, respectively, according to a state government release.
The Kerala Sree, awarded to five individuals, will go to Kalamandalam Vimala Menon (Art), Dr. T K Jayakumar (Health), Narayana Bhattathiri (Calligraphy), Sanju Samson (Sports), and Shaija Baby (Social Service, Asha Worker) and V K Mathews (Industry-Commerce), according to the release.
The Kerala Jyothi, the highest state award, is conferred on one individual annually.
The second-highest award, Kerala Prabha, is given to two individuals, while the Kerala Sree, the third-highest, is presented to five individuals, all in recognition of their outstanding contributions across various sectors.
The selection process involves three levels of evaluation, the primary scrutiny committee (secretary level), the secondary scrutiny committee, and the award committee. The award committee comprises members such as veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan.