Writer cites ‘interference’ to quit Sahitya Akademi
Hindustan TimesProminent novelist C Radhakrishnan resigned as eminent member of the Sahitya Akademi on Monday citing “political interference” and disappointment over the body’s decision to invite union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to the inauguration of its “festival of letters” on March 11. The Sahitya Akademi president Madhav Kaushik however responded to Radhakrishnan’s allegations, calling them misleading, and pointed to Meghwal’s work as a writer in both Rajasthani and Hindi. C Radhakrishnan took particular umbrage with Meghwal being invited to the inauguration of the akademi’s “festival of letters” on March 11 In a letter to the Akademi’s secretary Sreenivasa Rao, Radhakrishnan said that while he was not against a particular political party, he was protesting the politicisation of the cultural body, and said that two other institutions—the Sangeet Natak and Lalit Kala Akademi—had been robbed of their autonomy. In 2022, he was made “distinguished” member of the Sahitya Akademi in 2022 for his “literary eminence.” Radhakrishnan took particular umbrage with Meghwal being invited to the inauguration of the akademi’s “festival of letters” on March 11.
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