Iqama, a novel by Ammar Kizhuparamba on the early migration of Keralites to the Arabian Gulf, has won the maiden Tirur Souhrudavedi Award.

Poet Alankode Leelakrishnan will present the award at a function at Doctors Hall, Poongottukulam, Tirur, on Sunday afternoon.

Published by Page India, the novel portrays the sea journeys and lives of early migrants from Keralam whose experiences have largely remained undocumented.

Ammar Kizhuparamba has written several books, including Haji From India, Mohammed Abdurahiman Sahib: Cinema and Life, a biography of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed, The Pioneer of the Nation and Arakshithan.