Question

Who was the first person to received Sahitya Akademi Award from Rajasthan
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(A) Satya Prakash Joshi
(B) Vijaydan Detha
(C) Kanhaiyalal Sethia
(D) Mohan Alok
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Answer 1

Answer:

(B) is the correct option

Vijaydhan Detha

Answer 2

Answer:

Vijaydan Detha was the first person to receive Sahitya akademi award from Rajasthan.

Explanation:

• Sahitya akademi award is the second highest award for the literary works.
• This award was first started in the year 1954.
• Sahitya akademi award is given as a honor to the excellence in writings.
• Bijji, another name for Vijaydan Detha, was a well-known Indian author of Rajasthani literature.
• He was the recipient of numerous honours, including the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri.
• More than 800 of Detha's short stories have been translated into both English and other languages.
• He co-founded Rupayan Sansthan with Komal Kothari, a repository for Rajasthani music, art, and folklore.
• His writings include the 14-volume story collection Bataan ri Phulwari (Garden of Tales), which is based on Rajasthani folklore and spoken dialects.

Thus, the correct answer is option c.

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