- On October 12, renowned writer and activist Shiv Shankari was honored with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 at the National Museum, Delhi.
- He has been honored for his memoir Surya Vamsam, written in Tamil.
- This award was presented to him by former Union Minister M. Veerappa Moily.
- His work was selected by a selection council (selection committee) headed by former Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri.
- He has written 36 novels, 48 novelettes, 150 short stories, five travelogues, seven essay collections and three biographies.
- He has compiled two collections of Tamil short stories.
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