Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Returning of Awards
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, C. N. JAYADEVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

- (a) Yes, Madam:
- (b) A statement showing the details of the writers and artists is given at Annexure: The return of the awards is stated to be in protest against the recent mishappenings against the writers, etc;
- (c)&(d) Sahitya Akademi had convened a special Executive Board meeting in which a Resolution was passed condemning the attack on and murder of any writer or artist and requesting the writers, who had returned the awards, to reconsider their decision.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## RETURNING OF AWARDS

171. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI CN: JAYADEVAN:

SHRI S.R; VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) is aware that many renowned literary writers are returning awards given to them for their exemplary work in the field of literature;
- the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (b) if S0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the names of those writers who returned their awards;
- ( the steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

## The following award winner returned the \_Awardsto\_the Akademi:

## SAHITYAAKADEM NEW DELHL

| S.No.      | Name                | Year of Award   |
|------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| HINDI      |                     |                 |
|            | Uday Prakash        | 2010            |
|            | Ashok Vajpey        | 1994            |
|            | Krishna Sobti       |                 |
|            | Mangalesh Dabral    |                 |
|            | Kashinath Singh     | 2011            |
| 6          | Rajesh Joshi_       | 2002            |
| ENGLISH    |                     |                 |
| 7          | GNDevy              | 1993            |
| 8          | Nayantara Sahgal    | 1986            |
| 9          | Keki Daruwalla      | 1984            |
| GUJARATI   |                     |                 |
| 10         | Anil Joshi          | 1990            |
| PUNJABI    |                     |                 |
| 11         | Waryam Singh Sandhu | 2000            |
| 12         | Surjit Patar        | 1993            |
| 13         | Jaswinder           | 2014            |
| 14         | Gurbachan Bhullar   | 2005            |
| 15         | Atamjit_            | 2009            |
| 16         | Baldev Singh_       | 2011            |
| 17         | Darshan Butter      | 2012            |
| 18         | Ajmer Singh Aulakh  | 2006            |
| 19         | Mohan Bhandari      | 1998            |
| RAJASTHANI |                     |                 |
| 20         | Nand Bhardwaj       | 2004            |
| 21         | Ambikadutt          | 2013            |
| KANNADA    |                     |                 |
| 22         | Kum Veerbhadrappa   | 2007            |
|            | Rahamat Tarikere    | 2010            |
| 24         | Devanuru Mahadeva_  | 1990            |
| KASHMIRI   |                     |                 |
| 25         | Ghulam Nabi Khayal  | 1976            |
| 26         | Margoob Banihali _  | 1979            |
| URDU       |                     |                 |
| 27         | Munawwar Rana       | 2014            |
| 28         | Khaleel Mamoon      | 2011            |
| MALAYALAM  |                     |                 |
| 29         | Sara Joseph         | 2003            |
| ASSAMESE   |                     |                 |
| 30         | Homen Borgohain     | 1978            |
| 31         | Nirupama Borgohain  | 1996            |

|   TELUGU |                   |
|----------|-------------------|
|       32 | Katyayani Vidmahe |

| TRANSLATION PRIZE    | TRANSLATION PRIZE        | TRANSLATION PRIZE        |
|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| HINDI                | HINDI                    | 2001                     |
| 33                   | Chaman Lal               | Chaman Lal               |
| KANNADA              | KANNADA                  | 2014                     |
| 34                   | GN_Ranganatha Rao        | GN_Ranganatha Rao        |
| MARATHI              | MARATHI                  | 2002                     |
| 35                   | Ibrahim Afghan           | Ibrahim Afghan           |
| YUVA PURASKAR        | YUVA PURASKAR            | YUVA PURASKAR            |
| ENGLISH              | ENGLISH                  | 2012                     |
| 36                   | Aman Sethi               | Aman Sethi               |
| PUNJABI              |                          |                          |
| 37                   | 2012 Pargat Singh Satauj | 2012 Pargat Singh Satauj |
| BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR | BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR     | BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR     |
| TELUGU               | TELUGU                   | 2011                     |
| 38                   | M Bhoopal Reddy          | M Bhoopal Reddy          |
| GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD | GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD     | 2004                     |
| 39                   | Mandakranta Sen          | Mandakranta Sen          |

## LALIT KALAAKADEM NEW DELH

| Vipul Kumar (for the work titled "HOROSCOPE'2   | 2008   |
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