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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Sahitya Akademi named the authors Yashodhara Mishra as the winner of the 2020 awards for his work in which language?

A	Malayalam
B	Odia
C	Sanskrit
D	Hindi

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Author, poet and academician Yashodhara Mishra will be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - 2020 for her book ‘Samudrakula Ghara’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam is among the 20 writers to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020, reported PTI. The National Academy of Letters announced the names on Friday at its annual ‘’Festival of Letters” event. Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection When God is a Traveller in English.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sahitya Akademy Award 2021 was given in 20 Indian languages. Namita Gokhale received it in English for her novel titled ‘Things to Leave Behind’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sahitya Akademi, India’s premier literary institution, recognizes 24 Indian languages including English. In addition to 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the constitution, Sahitya Akademi recognizes Rajasthani and English.

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