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Which Indian writer did NOT win the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2011?
Debachand
Gayatribala Panda
Vikram Sampath
Meena Kandasamy
Meena Kandasamy
The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar was instituted in 2011 to encourage young writers in India. In its inaugural year, Debachand (for Manipuri), Gayatribala Panda (for Odia), and Vikram Sampath (for English) were among the first recipients, while Meena Kandasamy did not receive the award in that year.
The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar was instituted in 2011 to encourage young writers in India. In its inaugural year, Debachand (for Manipuri), Gayatribala Panda (for Odia), and Vikram Sampath (for English) were among the first recipients, while Meena Kandasamy did not receive the award in that year.
The Sahitya Akademi, established in 1954, is India's National Academy of Letters and an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar recognizes authors aged 35 or younger.
The award carries a plaque and a cash prize of 50,000 rupees.
It is awarded annually in all 24 languages recognized by the Sahitya Akademi.
Debachand won the award for his work in the Manipuri language category in 2011.
Gayatribala Panda received the 2011 award for her poetry collection titled 'Gaan'.
Vikram Sampath was honored with the 2011 award in English for his non-fiction work, 'Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars'.
Meena Kandasamy is a renowned contemporary poet and activist, but she was not part of the inaugural Yuva Puraskar list.
D is correct тАФ Meena Kandasamy was not among the winners of the inaugural Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2011.
When preparing for awards, focus on the 'inaugural year' winners of national honors, as examiners frequently target the first recipients of government-instituted awards to test depth of static GK knowledge.