Indu Sharma Katha Samman

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Indu Sharma International Katha Samman is a literary award given by the Indu Sharma Memorial Trust. Chitra Mudgal received the first Katha Samman. The award was instituted in memory of poet and short story writer Indu Sharma. [1] She died of cancer in 1995.

Chitra Mudgal is one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi literature.

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Awardees

YearRecipientWorkRef.
2000 Chitra Mudgal Novel Aawaan [2]
2001SanjivJungle Jahan Shuru Hota hai [3]
2002 Gyan Chaturvedi
2003S R HarnotDarosh aur Anya Kahanian [4] [5]
2004 Vibhuti Narain Rai Tabaadala
2005Pramod Kumar TiwariDarr Hamari Jebon Mein
2006 Asghar Wajahat Kaisee Aaagi Lagaai
2007Mahua MajiMain Borishailla [3]
2008Nasera SharmaKuiyaanjaan [6]
2009Bhagwan Das MorwalRet
2010Hrishikesh SulabhVasant ke Hatyare
2011Vikas Kumar JhaMcCluskieganj [7]
2012Pradeep SaurabhTeesri Tali [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Award for journalist". The Hindu. 17 April 2012.
  2. Chitra Mudgal's CV
  3. 1 2 "Mahua Maji, Gautam Sachdev to receive Katha Awards". OneIndia. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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