Sahitya Akademi-winning author Ramesh Karthik Nayak is the voice of the marginalised
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sahitya Akademi-winning author Ramesh Karthik Nayak is the voice of the marginalised

The Hindu  

Beyond the limitations and diktats of the urban middle-class imagination of literature, there lies an abundance of Indian vernacular literature that explores the neglected margins of our society. A representative of the Banjara tribe in Telangana, Ramesh Karthik Nayak, 26, is one such voice. Nayak is the youngest and the first Telugu author to be honoured with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024 for his collection of short stories Dhavlo. His literary journey spans four books – three short story collections and one collection of poetry – all written in the Banjari language in Telugu and English scripts. While his award-winning Dhavlo, in Banjari, delves into the nitty-gritty of Banjara life, his collection of Banjari poems Chakmak, written in English digs deeper into the displacement and crises that nomadic tribes experience.

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Ramesh Karthik Nayak – “Mine is a subaltern voice”
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramesh Karthik Nayak – “Mine is a subaltern voice”

Hindustan Times  

How did you react when you won the award? Do they pay or do they only give a shield and a shawl?” Dhaavlo by Ramesh Karthik Nayak; ₹180, Anvikshiki Publishers Your writing is rooted in the cultural context of the Banjara/Lambadi community — food, clothes, folklore, ceremonies, and the intimate relationship with trees and animals. The short story titled “Costa”, …

First Banjara Writer Wins Yuva Puraskar: Ramesh Kumar Nayak Honored
6 months, 3 weeks ago

First Banjara Writer Wins Yuva Puraskar: Ramesh Kumar Nayak Honored

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Sahitya Akademi on Saturday selected Ramesh Kumar Nayak, 26, from Nizamabad and K. Vaishali from Hyderabad for the prestigious Yuva Puraskar. While Ramesh will be awarded for his short stories book ‘Dhaavlo’, Vaishali won the award for her memoir ‘Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India’. The Yuva Puraskar awardees receive a casket containing an engraved copper …

Bengali poet from Assam Sutapa Chakraborty wins Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengali poet from Assam Sutapa Chakraborty wins Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar

Hindustan Times  

Bengali poet from Assam Sutapa Chakraborty has won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her collection of poems ‘Deraje Halud Ful, Gatajanma’. A student of Bengali literature who completed her master’s and PhD from Assam University, Chakraborty said that ‘Deraje Halud Ful’ is her third book which was published by Kolkata-based Adam Publication in 2022. Senior educationist and former Sahitya …

Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners
2 years ago

Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners

The Hindu  

Tamil author M. Rajendran, Telugu writer Madhuranthakam Narendra and Sanskrit Poet Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’ were among 23 litterateurs awarded the Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2022. The awards in 23 languages included seven books of poetry, six of novel, two of short stories, three dramas, two literary criticism and one each of autobiographical essays, collection of articles and literary history. …

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