New Delhi: Literary dean and pioneer of recent Malayalam poetry Okay Satchidanandan has been shortlisted for the ninth Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Prize for Poetry. The award, given by the Jaipur Literature Pageant in collaboration with the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Basis, honors Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia and his intensive discography. The winner is awarded a token of appreciation and congratulations on the Pageant together with a money prize of Rs 1 lakh.
Okay Satchidanandan, a bilingual critic writing in Malayalam and English, editor, translator and tutorial, obtained unanimous approval from the jury committee. Along with performs and travelogues, Satchidanandan, a former secretary of Sahitya Akademi, has written twenty-one poetry collections, sixteen books of translations of different poetry from around the globe, and twenty-one works of Malayalam and English literary criticism. He’s a member of the Kerala Academy of Literature and has obtained twenty 5 honors from varied organizations in India and overseas for his literary contributions. His consultant collections of poetry have been printed in 18 completely different languages. His writings have been included in poetry anthologies from the US to Australia in a number of completely different nations.
The prize will probably be awarded on the venerable Jaipur Literature Pageant, which can rejoice its 16th anniversary on the Clarks Amer Lodge in Jaipur from 19-23 January. A distinguished panel, together with Pageant Co-Director Namita Gokhale, Teamwork Arts Managing Director and Pageant Producer Sanjoy Okay. Roy, famed poets Ranjit Hoskote and Anamika, and Siddharth Sethia of the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Basis, hand-selects the award recipient.
Asserting the award, Siddharth Sethia of the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Basis mentioned, “The Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Poetry Award in affiliation with the Jaipur Literature Pageant is a platform that brings the flexibility of Indian poetry to a worldwide viewers.” .
Sanjoy Okay. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, Producer of the Jaipur Literature Pageant, mentioned: “We’re delighted to current the eighth Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Prize for Poetry, which acknowledges a unprecedented physique of labor by a pioneering poet. This yr, as we rejoice the facility of literature, all of our nominees have displayed their brilliance and artwork with phrases, creating magic and transporting us to a distinct realm.Our award winner for 2023 is the celebrated poet, critic, editor, translator, tutorial and thinker, Okay. Satchidanandan”.
(With company contributions)