Question: Who has been awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019?
(a) Rana Dasgupta
(b) Deep Dasgupta
(c) Swaminathan
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 has been conferred to Ranna Dasgupta on April 24, 2019.
- Ranna Dasgupta is an author and was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 for his 2010 novel “Solo”.
- It was the second edition of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019.
- An amount of $10,000, a Tagore statue and a certificate for contribution to literature was given to Ranna Dasgupta.
- Dasgupta is the literary director of India’s richest literary award, JCB Prize for Literature.
- In addition,Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 was also awarded to:
- Yohei Sasakawa (WHO Goodwill ambassador for Leprosy Ellimination) for social achievement.
- Tsai Ing-wen (Taiwan President) as a beacon of democracy.
Links:
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/rana-dasgupta-bags-2019-tagore-literary-prize-119042401001_1.html
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/9-years-after-solo-release-rana-dasgupta-bags-rabindranath-tagore-literary-prize/articleshow/69040857.cms
http://tagoreprize.com/tagoreprize-2019-literature-prize/