Wednesday 17 February 2016

Sahitya Akademi Awards Presented To 24 Indian Authors

Sahitya Akademi Awards Presented To 24 Indian Authors

Twenty four eminent authors writing in as many Indian languages were felicitated today by the Sahitya Akademi at its annual Festival of Letters.

The recipients were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh each for their "outstanding books of literary merit".

Urging authors from across the country to write extensively in various regional languages, Akademi President Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari said that Indian writing faces a threat from the effect of colonial thinking.
 
 
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