Indian Literature

Author Namita Gokhale wins Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel ‘Things to leave behind’

Nineteen other writers were also given the award, Anita Vachharajani won the Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Megha Majumdar won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.

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· Dec 30, 2021 · 06:14 pm
As the awards season approaches, a poet and editor offers some suggestions to the Sahitya Akademi

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Krishna Sobti wins Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Hindi literature

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Writer Namita Gokhale gets the first Centenary National Award for Literature from Asam Sahitya Sabha

She is the co-founder of the Jaipur and Bhutan literature festivals, and has written 16 works of fiction and non-fiction.

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· Oct 15, 2017 · 06:26 pm
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· Oct 15, 2017 · 06:26 pm

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Indian Literature

Author Namita Gokhale wins Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel ‘Things to leave behind’

Nineteen other writers were also given the award, Anita Vachharajani won the Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Megha Majumdar won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.

Scroll Staff · Dec 30, 2021 · 06:14 pm

As the awards season approaches, a poet and editor offers some suggestions to the Sahitya Akademi

The awards, publishing, journal and events strategies of the Akademi have continued unchanged for years, says Medha Singh.

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She is the co-founder of the Jaipur and Bhutan literature festivals, and has written 16 works of fiction and non-fiction.

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She is the co-founder of the Jaipur and Bhutan literature festivals, and has written 16 works of fiction and non-fiction.

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Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

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Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

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Raghu Karnad, Nilotpal Mrinal among Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2016 winners

Karnad got the prestigious award for his debut English non-fiction epic, 'Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War'.

Scroll Staff · Jun 17, 2016 · 07:58 am

Mumbai writer Jerry Pinto wins Yale University's $150,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

The 49-year-old, whose book 'Em and the Big Hoom' was released in 2012, was among the winners in the fiction category.

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