MADHU VIJAYAN Vs. S G RAVISHANKAR DEFENDANT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Sh.O.V.Vijayan, a prolific literary writer and political cartoonist , attained great heights and acclaim in his lifetime. He wrote in his native language, Malayalam as well as in English. Following are some of his works which attained immense recognition and erudite critique: <FRM>JUDGEMENT_329_ILRDLH15_2006Html1.htm</FRM>

(2.) Apart from the aforesaid books, his literary works are also manifested in the form of short stories, political essays and other like collections. His cartoons, likewise, attained national and international fame in terms of acceptance and popularity which were regularly published in leading dailies/publications like Shankar's Weekly, The Patriot, The Hindu, The Statesman, The Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Times. His works were given due recognition in the form of various national/regional awards/prizes conferred upon him. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award , second highest civilian honour by the Government of India. Other awards won by him include The Ezhuthachchan Puraskaram Award, The Odakkuzhai Award, The Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, The Central Academy Award, The Vayelar Award and the Muttathu Varkey Award.

(3.) Everybody has to die one day. Mr.Vijayan also died on 30th March, 2005. You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather. In the case of Mr.Vijayan, because of his celebrity status, it depended on many other factors.