SAARC Literary Award
SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001[1][2] which is an apex SAARC body.[3] Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday Prakash, Suman Pokhrel and Abhay K are some of the prominent recipients of this award.[4] Nepali poet, lyricist and translator Suman Pokhrel is only writer to get this award twice. [5]
Award Recipients
The year wise list of the award recipients are as follows:
Group photo of SAARC Literary Award 2015 recipients
| Year | Poet/Writer | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sitakant Mahapatra | India |
| 2015 | Selina Hossain | Bangladesh |
| 2015 | Suman Pokhrel | Nepal |
| 2015 | Nisar Ahmad Chaudhary | Pakistan |
| 2015 | Aryan Aroon | Afganistan |
| 2014 | Tarannum Riyaz | India |
| 2013 | Abhay K[6] | India |
| 2013 | Suman Pokhrel [7] | Nepal |
| 2013 | Farheen Chaudhary, | Pakistan |
| 2013 | Abdul Khaliq Rashid, | Afganistan |
| 2013 | Daya Dissanayake | Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | Ibrahim Waheed, | Maldives |
| 2011 | Ayesha Zee Khan, | Pakistan |
| 2011 | Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar (posthumous) | |
| 2010 | Hamid Mir | Pakistan |
| 2010 | Abhi Subedi | Nepal |
| 2010 | Mark Tully | India |
| 2010 | Tin Tin Win, Ju | |
| 2009 | Jayanta Mahapatra | India |
| 2009 | Uday Prakash | India |
| 2009 | Kamaal Khan | |
| 2007 | Mahasveta Devi | India |
| 2006 | Ganesh Narayandas Devy | India |
| 2006 | Maitreyi Pushpa | India |
| 2006 | Zaheda Hina | |
| 2006 | Laxman Gaikwad | India |
| 2006 | Tissa Abeysekara | Sri Lanka |
| 2001 | Shamsur Rahman | Bangladesh |
Recipants of SAARC Literary Award 2013
In 2009, FOSWAL also conferred the "SAARC Young Writers Award" to the following:→
- Khalida Froagh
- Rubana Haq
- Vivimarie Vanderpoortan
- Nanda Tint Swe
- Nayyara Rahman
References
- ↑ FOSWAL Website
- ↑ Five Writers honoured at SAARC Litearure Festival, Hindustan Times March 11, 2013
- ↑ Official website of SAARC:Apex and Recognized Bodies
- ↑ Mahasweta Devi to get SAARC Literary Award Oneindia.in March 30, 2007
- ↑ Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Saturday, February 14, 2015
- ↑ Diplomat Abhay Kumar wins SAARC Prize Indiatimes.com March 13, 2013
- ↑ http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/03/11/capital/nepali-poet-bags-saarc-award/368260/