Author Award: S. K. Pottakad Sahithya Award

Adv. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai is one of the prominent lawyers of present-day Kerala. He is actively practising in the district courts and the High Court from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. His spouse is Adv. K. Reetha and children are Adv. Arjun Sridhar, Dr Arya Arun. Adv: Arun Krishnan and Dr Gypsa Arjun are children-in-law. Has been appointed as Special Prosecutor by the UDF-LDF governments in 12 important cases. Former State President of the BJP, Member of the National Executive Committee, Founder of the BJP in Lakshadweep, Member of the Kerala BJP Core Committee.

He is a successful lawyer, a former politician, an organiser par excellence, an orator, a prolific writer, a philanthropist and a thinker. A bilingual author, he writes both in English and Malayalam on topics such as politics, social and legal issues and poetry. So far, he has written more than 130 books, including 15 poetry collections in Malayalam and English. He served as the former governor of Goa. His works include Ente Priyakathakal and Prathibhakal Prathibhasangal. He has received 27 awards, including 8 literary awards. He has received awards from 6 governors. These include Mother Teresa Service Award, Sri Guruji Sevana Award, S. K. Pottakad Sahithya Award, Chilla Magazine Award, etc.