Marathi writer Nanda Khare refuses Sahitya Akademi Award for his 2014 novel Udya

Marathi writer Manda Khare was conveyed this week that his novel Udya was chosen for Sahitya Akademi award.
He refused to accept the award, when asked about the reason, he stated that he has stopped accepting awards from the past four years.
He politely refused to accept the award, thanking the society for whatever it has given him.
He also added that his decision was motivated by entirely personal reasons and there wasn’t any political angle to it.
Vasant Abaji Dahake, former president of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, was one of the three experts who chose the awardees. He said that none of the committee members were aware that Khare had stopped accepting awards.
According to the procedure, the Executive Board declared the Awards on the basis of unanimous selections made by the jurors or selection made on the basis of majority vote.
The awards relate to books first published during the five years immediately preceding the year of award.

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