Ezhuthachan (caste)
Ezhuthachan(, , '), also known as Kadupattan(, , ') is a caste native to the Indian state of Kerala. It is classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India under its system of positive discrimination.
K. N. Ezhuthachan
"K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka puraskaram" is an award given by organisation "Samskara pattambi" in memory of K. N. Ezhuthachan. It was first given in 2014 to Sunil P. Ilayidom. Malayalam short story writer T. P. Venugopalan received "K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka puraskaram" in the year 2016 for his work "Kunnumpuram kaarnival"(A compilation of Malayalam short stories).