SAARC Literary Award
literary award given by SAARC's literary wing to the writers from SAARC countries
SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001[1][2][3] Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday Prakash, Suman Pokhrel and Abhay K are some of the recipients of this award.[4] Nepali poet, lyricist and translator Suman Pokhrel is only writer to get this award twice.[5]
| SAARC Literary Award | |
|---|---|
| Award to individuals from SAARC Countries for contributions to Literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in South Asia |
| Sponsored by | FOSWAL |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | foundationsaarcwriters |
Award Recipients
The year wise list of the award recipients are as follows:
| Year | Poet/Writer | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mohammad Nurul Huda [6] |  Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Najibullah Manalai [7] |  Afghanistan |
| 2015 | Sitakant Mahapatra |  India |
| 2015 | Selina Hossain[8] | Bangladesh |
| 2015 | Suman Pokhrel |  Nepal |
| 2015 | Shahida Shaheen |  Pakistan |
| 2015 | Nisar Ahmad Chaudhary | Pakistan |
| 2015 | Aryan Aroon | Afghanistan |
| 2014 | Tarannum Riyaz[9] | India |
| 2013 | Abhay K[10][11] | India |
| 2013 | Suman Pokhrel[12] | Nepal |
| 2013 | Farheen Chaudhary | Pakistan |
| 2013 | Abdul Khaliq Rashid[13] | Afghanistan |
| 2013 | Daya Dissanayake |  Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | Fakrul Alam[14] | Bangladesh |
| 2012 | Ayesha Zee Khan[15] | Pakistan |
| 2011 | Ibrahim Waheed[16] |  Maldives |
| 2011 | Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar (posthumous) | Pakistan |
| 2010 | Hamid Mir | Pakistan |
| 2010 | Abhi Subedi | Nepal |
| 2010 | Mark Tully | India |
| 2010 | Ju |  Burma |
| 2009 | Jayanta Mahapatra[17] | India |
| 2009 | Uday Prakash | India |
| 2009 | Kamaal Khan | India |
| 2007 | Mahasveta Devi[18] | India |
| 2006 | Maitreyi Pushpa [source?] | India |
| 2006 | Zahida Hina | Pakistan |
| 2006 | Laxman Gaikwad | India |
| 2006 | Tissa Abeysekara | Sri Lanka |
| 2002 | Laxmi Chand Gupta[19] | India |
| 2001 | Ganesh Narayandas Devy[20] | India |
| 2001 | Shamsur Rahman | Bangladesh |
References
Other websites
- Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature
- FOSWAL Advisory Committee Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
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