ü Senior
journalist at the Times of India
Akshaya Mukul has been awarded the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016. He has
been awarded for his book “Gita Press and
the Making of Hindu India”.
ü The
jury member comprising of Samanth Subramanian, Mahesh Rao and Janice Pariat
described the book to be “eyeopening and captivating” in the way it explored
the literary trend as if it came from the one who is known to the
English-speaking urban India.
ü Shakti
Bhatt First Book Prize: Shakti Bhatt was a young writer. The
Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize was set up in 2008 to encourage authors from the
sub-continent. The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize is a cash award of 2 lakh
rupees, and a trophy. It is funded by the Shakti Bhatt Foundation and Priti
Paul through the Apeejay Trust.
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