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Sahitya Akademi awardee Datta Damodar Naik booked for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ in Goa, says not afraid

January 07, 2025 8:32 am

According to police, one complaint was filed at Canacona police station by Satish Bhat, who alleged that in an interview to a regional news channel, Naik made derogatory remarks about Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math, which is in Partagali, South Goa.

Author Ruskin Bond receives Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

May 12, 2024 10:53 am

Bond, who has written over 300 short stories, essays and novels and more than 30 books for children besides several other works, is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992.

Malayalam writer Radhakrishnan quits Sahitya Akademi, alleges political interference; claim misleading, says body

Malayalam writer C Radhakrishnan quits Sahitya Akademi, alleges political interference; claim misleading, says body

April 02, 2024 7:15 am

Radhakrishnan resigned in protest against this year's Akademi festival being inaugurated by a Union minister, who, according to him, lacks any known credentials in literature.

Mir Mohammad Farooq Nazki Jammu and Kashmir

Veteran journalist and Sahitya Akademi winner Farooq Nazki dies at 83

February 06, 2024 10:47 pm

In 1995, Nazki was awarded the Sahitya Academi award in Kashmiri for his poetry book Naar Hyutun Kanzal Wanas (Fire in the eyelashes).

In its second year, Sahitya Akademi’s Unmesha highlighted literature of the marginalised

August 09, 2023 1:53 pm

Held in Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal, the four-day festival saw participation from writers from 14 countries

Parliamentary panel suggests recipient consent to prevent return of awards over political reasons

July 25, 2023 3:43 pm

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, which tabled a report in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, noted that “such return of awards undermines the achievements of other awardees and also impacts the reputation of the awards”.