City-based novelist and poet Damodar Khadse is one of the five awardees of this year’s Goenka Hindi Literature Prize, the organizers of the award said on Friday.
The other awardees include Mitesh Nirmohi, Harish Naval, Bina Fudki, and Chandkaur Joshi. According to the organisers, no award ceremony will be held this year due to the pandemic. The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 1.11 lakh as well as a citation.
Khadse is known for his vast body of work in all forms of Hindi literature, including novels, poetry, and drama. The award has been given to the novelist-poet for his novel Badal Raag.
He is also known for his translating works written in Marathi to Hindi. His translations have received critical acclaim. He was awarded the Central Sahitya Akademi Award for his translation of the famous Marathi novel, Baromas. The Sahitya Akademi Of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have also honoured him over the years.
The award-winning author has published four novels, eight fiction collections, nine poetry collections and other books.
News Source: Times Of India
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