Well known Rajasthani & Hindi writer Nand Bhardwaj joins Sahitya Akademi protest
Q. Which eminent Rajasthani Hindi writer has returned his Sahitya Akademi Award on 15th October 2015?- Published on 16 Oct 15a. Ashok Bhardwaj
b. Nand Bhardwaj
c. Sandra Daiya
d. Maalchand Tiwari
ANSWER: Nand Bhardwaj
Well known Rajasthani and Hindi writer as well as former Director, DD, Nand Bhardwaj has joined other Sahitya Akademi winners in the protest against religious intolerance in the nation. Bhardwaj returned the award he had received in 2004 for the novel Samhi Khulto Marag. He expressed solidarity with late rationalist M. M. Kalburgi. He is also the Rajasthan coordinator for Jaipur Literature Festivals since it was conceived. This takes the number of authors who have returned their Akademi award to 29 and around 5 writers have also resigned from official positions in the literary body.
