Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal among 24 honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award

President of the Sahitya Akademi Chandrasekhar Kambar presented these awards at a function in New Delhi. The awards were given for 24 different languages.   The award was given to Chitra Mudgal for her book 'post box no 203 Nalla Sopara', which was based on the



life of a transgender. Inderjeet Kesar got the award for his Dogri novel- Bhagirath based on challenges faced by human beings. K. G Nagarajappa bagged the award for Anushreni- Yajamanike which is a collection of Kannada essays. Mushtaq  Ahmad Mushtaq received the award for his collection of  18 Kashmiri short stories - Aakh.  An Indian Information Service officer Mushtaq Ahmad is presently posted as Head of the Regional News Unit at Radio Kashmir Srinagar.