Who has been honoured with the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award?
Q. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award?
Answer: Shesh Anand Madhukar
Notes: Shesh Anand Madhukar, the eminent Magahi writer & scholar, has been honoured with the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award at Sahitya Akademi Auditorium, New Delhi. The award consists of Rs 1 lakh cheque and a memento. Madhukar is the 2nd writer of Magahi language to be given the award. He has been working extensively for the development of the language. In his long and illustrious career, he has a large body of work to his credit in both Magahi and Hindi. Some of his important works in Hindi are "Magahi Kavita Ke Bimb", "Eklavya", and "Bhagwan Birsa". In Magahi, his well-acclaimed works are "Eklavya" and "Magahi Bhulachal Hey". Currently, Sahitya Akademi honours writers from 24 regional languages, but Bhasha Samman identifies those languages which are equally spoken in different parts of the country. The award is an attempt to make the writers of other languages feels equally important.

 

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