Telugu writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana receives Central Sahitya Akademi award
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Telugu writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana receives Central Sahitya Akademi award

Deccan Chronicle  

Guntur: Renowned writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana has been awarded the prestigious Central Sahitya Akademi Award. On Wednesday, the Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of the Central Sahitya Akademi Awards for 21 Indian languages. A jury comprising eminent figures from various Indian languages meticulously evaluated numerous books and recommended the winners for this prestigious award. The Sahitya Akademi Executive Board, chaired by Madhav Kaushik, met on Wednesday and announced the names of the selected books.

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First Banjara Writer Wins Yuva Puraskar: Ramesh Kumar Nayak Honored
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First Banjara Writer Wins Yuva Puraskar: Ramesh Kumar Nayak Honored

Deccan Chronicle  

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Sangam city’s Neelum Saran Gour bags Sahitya Akademi award 2023
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Sangam city’s Neelum Saran Gour bags Sahitya Akademi award 2023

Hindustan Times  

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Sahitya Akademi members to meet on June 23, oppose government’s intrusion in literary awards
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Hindustan Times  

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'Festival of Letters' begins with honouring 24 writers with Sahitya Akademi Award
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'Festival of Letters' begins with honouring 24 writers with Sahitya Akademi Award

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Sahitya Akademi releases winners’ list
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Sahitya Akademi releases winners’ list

Hindustan Times  

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Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners
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Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners

The Hindu  

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Vetrimaaran to direct Imayam’s Sahitya Akademi-winning novel Sellatha Panam
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Vetrimaaran to direct Imayam’s Sahitya Akademi-winning novel Sellatha Panam

The Hindu  

Writer Imayam’s Sahitya Akademi award-winning novel Sellatha Panam, which holds a mirror to the Tamil society’s treatment of a woman, who married a man outside of her community, will be made into a film by acclaimed film director Vetrimaaran. Unlike Sahitya Akademi award which is being given to writers in all Indian languages every year, Kuvempu award is given to …

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Firstpost  

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D. S. Nagabhushan bags Kendra Sahitya Akademi award

The Hindu  

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Sahitya Akademi announces awards in 20 languages

The Hindu  

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Sahitya Akademi award for Tamil writer Ambai
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Sahitya Akademi award for Tamil writer Ambai

The Hindu  

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Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees
4 years, 2 months ago

Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees

Firstpost  

12 fiction and 10 non-fiction titles were longlisted in separate categories for the Atta Galatta prizes in English-language writing. The longlist for the Atta Galatta–Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize was announced today. The 2020 fiction longlist includes: Bombay Balchão by Jane Borges Chorashastra by VJ James, translated by Morley J Nair Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara …

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