Question: Who is conferred the lifetime achievement award in the 16th Crossword Book Awards 2018?
(a) Sudha Murty
(b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Soha Ali Khan
(d) Amitabh Ghosh
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Critical writer, International Diplomat and Parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 16th Crossword Book Awards of 2018. He has written many popular books including Pax India, An Era of Darkness etc. and has a great contribution in Indian writing.
- Apart from this, Sudha Murty was awarded for her book “Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives” in non-fiction category. Durjoy Dutta was also awarded for his book “The Boy Who Loved” in fiction category.
- Other awardees includes Soha Ali Khan for “The Perils of Being Moderately Famous”; popular writer Ruskin Bond for “Looking for the Rainbow: My Years with Daddy”; Chandramouli Venkatesan for “Catalyst”; and Sarita Davarre and Sanjay Kapoor for “You’ve Lost Weight: The Easy Guide to Receiving This Compliment Everyday.”
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