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The trend of noted writers resigning from official posts and returning literary honours in protest against the killing of scholar M.M. Kalburgi and other rationalists is continuing.
In Karnataka, writer Arvind Malagatti announced his resignation from the general council of the Central Sahitya Akademi in protest against the killing of scholar M.M. Kalburgi and other rationalists. Novelist Kumvee (Kumbar Veerabhadrappa) and translator D.N. Srinath said they would return the Akademi awards.
In Gujarat, renowned literary critic and author G.N. Devy has returned his award. In Punjab, three eminent writers announced returning of awards.
These writers have joined the ranks of Nayantara Sahgal, Ashok Vajpeyi and Shashi Deshpande, who have already resorted to similar measures to protest the alleged “silence” of the Akademi over such killings.
Dr. Malagatti said the silence would be construed as acquiescence and it should not be perceived as such. “Kalburgi himself was a former member of the Akademi and hence a strongly worded statement should have been issued by the president considering his contribution to the literary world,” he felt.
Mr. Veerabhadrappa, a well-known novelist from Kottur in Ballari district, said, “It is a matter of grave concern that rationalists and writers are being killed and so far the law enforcing agencies have failed to trace the perpetrators of the crime.”
Mr. Srinath, who got the award in 2009 for translating into Kannada the short stories authored by Hindi writer Bheesham Sahani, said he would return the award in two days.
More writers return Akademi awards - The Hindu
In Karnataka, writer Arvind Malagatti announced his resignation from the general council of the Central Sahitya Akademi in protest against the killing of scholar M.M. Kalburgi and other rationalists. Novelist Kumvee (Kumbar Veerabhadrappa) and translator D.N. Srinath said they would return the Akademi awards.
In Gujarat, renowned literary critic and author G.N. Devy has returned his award. In Punjab, three eminent writers announced returning of awards.
These writers have joined the ranks of Nayantara Sahgal, Ashok Vajpeyi and Shashi Deshpande, who have already resorted to similar measures to protest the alleged “silence” of the Akademi over such killings.
Dr. Malagatti said the silence would be construed as acquiescence and it should not be perceived as such. “Kalburgi himself was a former member of the Akademi and hence a strongly worded statement should have been issued by the president considering his contribution to the literary world,” he felt.
Mr. Veerabhadrappa, a well-known novelist from Kottur in Ballari district, said, “It is a matter of grave concern that rationalists and writers are being killed and so far the law enforcing agencies have failed to trace the perpetrators of the crime.”
Mr. Srinath, who got the award in 2009 for translating into Kannada the short stories authored by Hindi writer Bheesham Sahani, said he would return the award in two days.
More writers return Akademi awards - The Hindu
