Actor Madhu to be presented Pravasi Doha Basheer award

Widow of Basheer,Faby Basheer will present the cash prize of Rs 50,000 to the actor,a press release here said.

The award,consisting of a statuette,sculpted by artist Namboodiri and a citation,has been instituted by Pravasi Doha,an organsiation of Qatar Malayalees and Kochi based Pravasi Trust.

Rasana Begum of Thiruvananthapuram would be presented a scholarship of Rs 15,000 by Pravasi Doha in memory of Prof M N Vijayan,writer,thinker and activist.