Question: Name the two new Hindi writers who have been chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016.
(a) Shraddha and Vishnu Sagar
(b) Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh
(c) Bhumika Dwivedi and Amiya Bind
(d) Rasmi Bharadwaj and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 29 December 2016; Bharatiya Jnanpith announced the 12th Navlekhan Award for the year 2016.
- Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have been chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016.
- Shraddha was chosen for her short story ‘Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi‘ and Devansh for his poem ‘Akash Mein Deh‘.
- They were unanimously chosen by a selection panel chaired by eminent poet Vishnu Nagar.
- Navlekhan Award is given to young authors in Hindi for their first creations. It was instituted in 2006 by Bharatiya Jnanpith trust.
- It consists of a statue of Goddess Saraswati, a citation and a Rs 50 thousands cash prize each. Besides Jnanpith publishing their works.
Reference:
http://jnanpith.net/sites/default/files/Navlekhan%202016%20Declared.pdf