Reverse 'Award-Wapsi': Eminent writers take back awards they gave up

January 22, 2016 09:46

Hindustan Times reports: Weeks after returning their awards in protest against 'growing intolerance' in the country, some eminent writers who had returned their Sahitya Akademi awards have relented and agreed to take them back.

While noted writer Nayantara Sahgal, who was one of the first to join the award wapsi campaign, took her award back recently in view of the contention that there is no provision to return the award, Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj said he was "satisfied" with the response of the Akademi following an outrage among the awardees over its silence and inaction over the killing of rationalists.

Nayantara Sahgal, on the other hand, said, "The Akademi wrote a letter to me saying it is against their policy to receive returned award and therefore they are sending back the award. I will use the money for a worthwhile cause and welfare schemes." Sahgal had sent a cheque for Rs 1 lakh, which has been returned, according to the Akademi.

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