Poet Prabha Varma has been selected for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023 for his work in Malayalam language.
- He has been considered for this award for his Malayalam language poetry work, Roudra Sathwikam and also for his contribution to the literature during the period 2013 to 2022.
- Roudra Sathwikam is a poetic work of Prabha Varma in Malyalam language which was published in 2022.
- The novel in poetic verse probes the conflict between power and politics, individual and state, art and power in a unique manner.
- The Saraswati Samman, instituted by the KK Birla Foundation, carries a plaque, a citation, and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh.
