Sahitya Akademi award-2015

Sahitya Akademi awards-2015

Question: Sahitya Akademi award-2015 for the Hindi language will be awarded to-

(a) Ramdarash Mishra
(b) Brajendra Kumar Brahma
(c) K.V. Tirumalesh
(d) Ram Shankar Awasthi

Ans (a)

Related facts:

  • On 17 December 2015, Sahitya Academy has announced the names of 23 poets and authors who will be conferred the prestigious 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award.
  • This award has recognized premier works in 23 Indian languages that includes 6 books of short stories, 6 of poetry, 4 novels, 2 books each of essays, criticism and plays and 1 memoir.
  • 23 Awardees are:
  • Poetry: Brajendra Kumar Brahma (Bodo), Dhian Singh (Dogri), Ramdarash Mishra (Hindi), K.V. Tirumalesh (Kannada), Kshetri Rajan (Manipuri) and Ram Shankar Awasthi (Sanskrit).
  • Short stories: Kula Saikia (Assamese), Man Mohan Jha (Maithili), Gupta Pradhan (Nepali), Bibhuti Pattanaik (Odia), Maya Rahi (Sindhi) and Volga (Telugu).
  • Novels: Cyrus Mistry (English), Jaswinder Singh (Punjabi), K R Meera (Malayalam) and Madhu Acharya ‘Ashawadi’ (Rajasthani).
  • Essays: Rasik Shah (Gujrati) and A. Madhavan (Tamil). Plays: Uday Bhembre (Konkani), Rabilal Tudu (Santali).
  • Books on criticism: Bashir Bhadarwahi (Kashmiri) and Shamim Tariq (Urdu).
  • Memoirs: Arun Khopkar (Marathi).
  • The Sahitya Akademi award-2015 for Hindi is given to Ramdarash Mishra for his famous poetry collection named ‘Aag Ki Hansi’.
  • In Urdu language award is given to Shamim Tariq for his book on criticism named “Tasawwuf Aur Bhakti” (Tanqeedi Aur Taqabuli Mutalea).
  • All 23 awardees were chosen by a distinguished jury representing 23 Indian languages. The final approval was given by the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi chaired by its President Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari.
  • The award consists of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and a cheque of 1 Lakh rupees.

Reference:

http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sahityaakademiawards2015-e.pdf

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sahitya-akademi-lists-2015-winners/