Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers

activist and a writer who has carried both duties fiercely all her life. Away from the spotlight, she keeps working for the welfare and betterment of those whom the media and mainstream conveniently keep forgetting. Her writing is disturbing because it shows the reader her or his own true face. She is certainly as a noted critic puts it ‘one of the most important writers writing in India today. Much more can be said of Mahashweta Devi. She stands with few equals among today’s Asian writers in the dedication

fiction writer, famous for her novels and short-stories and is considered to be the grande dame of Hindi Literature. She won some of the most prestigious awards including the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in 1980 for her novel ‘Zindaginama’, the Shiromani Award in 1981, the Hindi Academy Award in 1982, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1996 and the first Katha Chudamani Award in 1999 . She was offered the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2010, which she declined, stating that, "As a writer, I have

Abstract : The postcolonial writers may not achieve international success unless they address certain themes, or more established figures “discover” them, should be considered as well. Mahasweta provides a fruitful example: Mahasweta is an intensive and a social alert writer who showcases the rural realities as well as a broad narrative of the importance of the unprivileged or the people living on the extreme. While Mahasweta originally written in her native Bengali language, most of her works are

Chapter-1 Introduction Anita Desai is one of India 's foremost writers. She is an Indian novelist, short-story writer and children 's author. Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award and Guardian Children 's Fiction Prize, Desai has authored as many as sixteen works of fiction, some of the best ones being 'Fasting, Feasting ', 'The Village By The Sea ', 'In Custody ', and 'Clear Light of Day '. Her distinct style of writing, her original characters

Unity and Diversity: Finding the Proper Balance       Unity and diversity are both qualities to be desired within society. Both, when balanced with one another, provide for the strongest form of society in which all are unified under some ideas, but differences are tolerated and accepted. One of the strongest factors of determining the present status of unity and diversity is the current state of affairs within a community. The current state of affairs can be altered by a number of issues, some planned

VIII. LITERATURE 4.1 ORAL: Like other ethnic tribal groups of the North East India and Assam, the Rabha tribe also have their own distinct language, literature and culture, which they express through mythology, folk songs, ballads, proverbs, etc. This community has rich oral literature, which passes from generation to generation. The Rabha oral literature can be classified into three major groups- namely (1). Folk songs, (2). Proverbs, riddles, sayings and charms, and (3). Folk-tales. Folk Songs:

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having pride (vanity) about one's job function, Performing penance to absolve sins, Are the five symptoms of having lost one's sanity. [edit] Perceptions of Indian culture Main article: Stereotypes of South Asians India's diversity has inspired many writers to pen their perceptions of the country's culture. These writings paint a complex and often conflicting picture of the culture of India. According to industry consultant Eugene M. Makar, for example, traditional Indian culture is defined by a relatively

and short story writer. She is known for her sensitive portrayal of the inner feelings of her female characters. Many of her novels explore tensions between family members and the alienation of middle-class women. In her later novels, she wrote on varied themes such as German anti-Semitism, the demise of traditions, and Western stereotypical views of India. Anita Desai was born as Anita Mazumdar on June 24, 1937 in Mussoorie, Anita Desai's mother was German and her father was Bengali. Anita Desai completed