▁ ▁V ij ay an ▁received ▁the ▁Od ak ku z hal ▁Award ▁for ▁K has ak k inte ▁It ih as am ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁His ▁third ▁novel , ▁G urus ag aram , ▁brought ▁him ▁three ▁awards , ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁and ▁Ker ala ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁for ▁Nov el ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁V ay al ar ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁When ▁M utt ath u ▁Var key ▁Award ▁was ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁award . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁E zh uth ach an ▁Pur ask aram , ▁their ▁highest ▁literary ▁honour , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ▁by ▁Ker ala ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an , ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁honor , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Math r ub h umi ▁Liter ary ▁Award , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁awards ▁he ▁received ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁A ▁mem orial , ▁O . ▁V . ▁V ij ay an ▁Memorial ▁has ▁been ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁in ▁Th as rak , ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁his ▁novel , ▁K has ak k inte ▁I