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Pandit Nehru's niece, Nayantara Sahgal returns Sahitya Akademi Award

Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s niece, Nayantara Sahgal, an eminent writer, has returned her Sahitya Akademi Award, against what she calls “a vicious assault on India’s diversity and debate.” Nayantara Sahgal, stated her reason behind returning the award, the ‘intolerance on the rise.’ She said, she is returning the award “in memory of the Indians who have been murdered, in support of all Indians.” While speaking to NewsX, she expressed her […]