 The cash award of Rs 1 Lakh along with his contributions were used to form a trust to award every year Rs10000 to a veteran ashan(Guru/Master) of padayani.The guru to Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai is Kadammanitta Raman Nair the father of famous poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan.His bond with villages can be seen clearly in his works.