Applications invited for awards
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 07 2014 :
Dalit Sahitya Academy, Manipur has invited applications from writers, editors, artistes, social workers, and intellectuals for awarding Dr Ambedkar/Mahatma Jyotiba/Krantijyoti/Babujagjivanram/Moulana Azad/Swami Vivekananda/Rabindranath Tagore/Netaji Subhachandra/Bir Tikendrajit/Haopou Zadonang/Rani Gaidinlu/Jan Neta Irawat/Shikshak Ratna/Sahitya Ratna/Kalakshetra Guru/Samaj Gourab/Bharat Journalist/Best Citizen/Nation Pride/Distinguished Service/Lifetime Achievement/International Awards for the year 2014 .
The awards will be presented during various functions to be held at Imphal (March 8), Asian Dalit Conference (March 9), International Award Conference, Kathmandu (April 10) .
Among the various awards, the Dr Ambedkar National Award which is given by the Ambedkar Foundation, New Delhi, carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs.