Question- Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Sahitya Akademi award 2020’.
(1)Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 by Government of India.
(2)It is the second highest literary award after Jnanpith award.
(3) Anamika won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for her collection of poems ‘Tokri Mein Digant: Their Gatha:2014.’
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1and 2
(b) Only 2 And 3
(c) All of the above
(d) Only 1 and 3
Ans. (c)
Related facts-
About- The Sahitya Akademi was formally established by the Government of India on 12 March 1954.
- It is the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.
- The Sahitya Akademi award is the second-highest literary honour by the Government of India, after the Jnanpith award.
Awardees of Sahitya Akademi award 2020-
- Anamilka won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for her collection of poems ‘Tokri Mein Digant–Theri Gatha: 2014 in Hindi language category.
- Tamil writer Imayam, who calls himself a writer of the Dravidian movement and captures the stark realities of the caste system and the lives of Mahadalits, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020 for his novel ‘ Sellaatha Panam.’
- Arundhathi Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection ‘when God is a Traveller’ in English.
- M Veerappa Moily also received the award for his epic poem ‘Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam in Kannada.
- Harish Meenakshi (Gujarati), RS Bhaskar (Konkani), Irungbam Deven (Manipuri), Rupchand Hansda (Santali), and Nikhileswar (Telugu).
- Nanda Khare (Marathi), Maheshchandra Sharma Gautam (Sanskrit), and Sri Hussain-ul-Haque(Urdu).
By- Yogesh Pratap singh
Reference- http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards2020.pdf.