Returning the awards they received earlier is the latest trend among writers having left incline. These writers include Sachithanandan, Sara Joseph, P J Parakkadavu and others who were known for the ideology they followed. The reason for returning award is very simple like failure of duty of Sahitya Academy and the Government to stand with writers and uphold the freedom of expression. They are very much annoyed with the brutal killing of Kalburgi, the rationalist.
Where were these writers when Babri Masjid was demolished by Saffron cadres?
India is a little larger country and hence killing of persons for eating beef might have occurred in plenty in the past in some corners of the country but the present incidence in UP received such a dimension due to the media explosion. The sudden rise of saffron forces also indicates the miserable failure of so-called secular parties and their sponsored writers. So there is nothing significant in returning award after enjoying the benefit of it all these time. More over a cash award of Rs 50000 in 1995 is worth Rs Eight lakh now. Then it is a joke to return the original sum of Rs 50000 only.
K A Solaman
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