Question: Sahitya Akademi has recently announced to give the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award-2016 Aniruddhan Vasudevan for translation in which of the following languages?
(a) Hindi language
(b) Malayalam language
(c) Tamil language
(d) English language
Answer- (d)
Related facts:
- On April 18th, 2017, Sahitya Akademi has announced to give translation prize in English 2016 to Aniruddhan Vasudevan.
- Vasudevan will receive this prize for his ‘One Part Woman’, a translation of Perumal Murugan’s controversial Tamil novel Maadhorubaaga.
- The selection was based on the recommendations made by a jury comprising Malayalam poet and critic K.
- Satchidanandan, writer Githa Hariharan and translator and historian A.R. Vankatachalapathy.
- The prize is awarded to books first published during five years immediately preceding the year of the award (i.e. between 1st January, 2010 and 31stDecember, 2014).
- Vasudevan will be felicitated with the award along with the other winners of the Sahitya Akademi award in 23 languages at a special function in June 2017.
- Prize consists of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000.
- Translation prize 2016 in Malayalam language will be given to N.K. Desam for his translation Geethanjali by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Reference:
http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/Press_Release_(English)_SATA_2016.pdf
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/q5fgSzmwS7dYxtiY7pmaEI/Sahitya-Akademi-award-for-translation-of-Perumal-Murugans-M.html
http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/Press_Release_(Hindi)_SATA_2016.pdf