CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Noted Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale will receive Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan. The award carries fifteen lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Saraswati Samman, instituted by K K Birla Foundation in 1991, is recognised as the most prestigious and highest literary award in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr Sharan Kumar Limbale has bagged the Saraswati Samman, the country’s highest literary award, for year 2020 for his Marathi novel ‘Sanaatan’ published in 2018.