FIFTEEN FROM NON-HINDI SPEAKING STATES GET HINDI WRITER AWARDS/ TWO GET SHIKSHA PURASKARS

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Fifteen Hindi writers from non-Hindi speaking States to get awards for the year 2001-02. Two to get Shiksha Puraskars. The awards are for meritorious work in Hindi literature, translation and original books published in Hindi. The awards carry 50,000 rupees each as cash prize. Under two schemes 19 awards and five Shiksha Puraskars are given away every year by the Central Hindi Directorate for the promotion and development of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states.

The Hindi awardees are; Dr. S.Sesharatnam, Shri Vasant Rao Patil, Dr.G.Bhaskar Maiya, Shri D.N. Shrinath, Dr. Chandrakant Mehta, Dr. Aravindan.M., Mrs. Sasmita Nanda, Dr.(Km.) Sneh Mohanish, Shri Kamlesh Bhartiya, Shri Shrirang Sangoram, Shri Purushotam Chittle, Smt. Anuradha Mahendra, Dr.Omkar Kaul, Shri Shiv Nirmohi and Shri M. Mubin.

The Shiksha Puraskar winners are; Dr. Yatish Aggarwal, and Dr. Hari Narayan Srivastav and Shri Rajendra Prasad (co-writers).