Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have been chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016, the literary organisation announced today.
The decision to confer the award on Shraddha for her short story, 'Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi' and on Devansh for his poem 'Akash Mein Deh' was taken unanimously by a selection panel chaired by eminent poet Vishnu Nagar.
The award, that is given to young authors in Hindi for their first creations, consists of a statue of Goddess Saraswati, a citation and a cash prize each, besides Jnanpith publishing their works, according to a statement signed by Leeladhar Mandloi, Director of Bharatiya Jnanpith.
The selection Board that also comprised of writer and journalist Madhusudan Anand, poet and critic Om Nischal and Mandloi, also shortlisted several other manuscripts for publication including short stories 'Bohani' by Bhumika Dwivedi and 'Amarbel Ki Udas Shakhein' by Amiya Bindu, besides two works of poetry -- 'Ek Atirikt' by Reshmi Bharadwaj and 'Anantim Geet Ke Beech' by Sujata.
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