Question

Keki Daruwalla returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 to protest against:

• A. Government censorship of literary works
• B. Growing intolerance and violence against writers
• C. The lack of awards for emerging poets
• D. The inadequate representation of regional literature

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Growing intolerance and violence against writers

• Daruwalla, along with several other writers, returned awards in 2015 as a protest against the rising intolerance, attacks on free speech, and the Sahitya Akademi's silence over violence targeting rationalist writers.