2020
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Amit Ahuja
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Jairam Ramesh
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Ramesh Ahuja
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Both A and B
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Jairam Ramesh and Amit Ahuja. Jairam Ramesh and Amit Ahuja were jointly awarded the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay-New India Foundation (NIF) Book Prize for 2020 out of a shortlist of six writers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chipko Movement: A People’s History by historian Shekhar Pathak has bagged the prestigious award. The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 has been awarded to The Chipko Movement: A People’s Movement by historian and activist Shekhar Pathak, translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chipko Movement: A People’s History by eminent historian Shekhar Pathak (translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry) wins the prestigious Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize in its fifth edition.
Detailed explanation-4: -Historian, activist and writer Shekhar Pathak has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 for his book ‘The Chipko Movement’.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1987, the Chipko movement was awarded the Right Livelihood Award “for its dedication to the conservation, restoration and ecologically-sound use of India’s natural resources."