New Delhi: Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi from Uttar Pradesh has been conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for 2014 for his ‘Kanakalochanaha’ collection of short stories, a statement said Wednesday.
The collection comprises of 16 short-stories that touch upon various social issues eroding the system.
“This is my fourth collection. I have previously written three books. But all of them are based on the issues that are prevalent in the society,” Dwivedi said.
Diwedi has been teaching in various universities for over three decades. This book was selected by a three-member jury. Other winners, announced in Dec, 2014 include poet and critic Adil Jussawalla, who won the award for his poetry book “Trying to Say Goodbye”.
The winners will be given the award in March during the Festival of Letters being organized here by the Sahitya Akademi. They will be honoured with an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and a cheque for Rs. 100,000.
The award for Sanskrit is the last of the 24 awards to be announced. The winners include Gujarati writer and photographer Ashvin Mehta, who died last year. The award, comprising an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh, will be given away during the Festival of Letters in Delhi in March.
Bureau Report
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