Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj returns Sahitya Akademi award
He has also returned Rs. 50,000 that he received as cash part of the award.
Bhardwaj, a well known author in Rajasthan, won the award in 2004 for his Rajasthani book "Samhi Khulto Maarag".
In his letter to the secretary of the Sahitya Akademi, Bhardwaj has expressed anguish that the institution failed to stand by its authors.
"It has been unable to as much as express condolences for the litterateurs, journalists and intellectuals who were murdered," Bhardwaj has written.
More than 15 authors have so far returned the award in protest against incidents like the Dadri lynching and murder of rationalist writer M M Kalburgi.
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