Sahitya Akademi announces winners, Sunday mid-day writer, Jane Borges bags nomination

Yashica Dutt and Jane Borges

Writer-director Venita Coelho and Yashica Dutt are among 20 writers who will be bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020.

The National Academy of Letters announced the names on March 12, during the opening day of its annual Festival of Letters event.

While Coelho has been named the recipient for the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020 for her book Dead as a Dodo, English author Dutt received the Yuva Puraskar for her memoir Coming Out As Dalit among other recipients of the respective awards.

Sunday mid-day writer, Jane Borges, was also nominated for the Yuva Puraskar for her novel, Bombay Balchao. The book lingers on the Goan-Catholic township of Cavel, seemingly isolated from the hurly burly of Mumbai, but living through a life of its own.

"The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three members in the concerned languages in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose," the Akademi said.

The award, which will include a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and an amount of Rs 1,00,000, will be presented at the award presentation function, which will be held at a later date.

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