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Detailed explanation-1: -Who is Meena Kandasamy? Meena Kandasamy was born in 1984 in Chennai, Kandasamy is a feminist and anti-caste activist whose work revolves around the issue of gender, caste, sexuality, patriarchy, and oppression by the Brahmanical system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which Indian author and poet is the recipient of Hermann Kesten Prize by Germnay-based PEN Centre? Notes: Indian author and poet Meena Kandasamy has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Hermann Kesten Prize by the PEN Centre in Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian activist-writer-poet Meena Kandasamy has been declared the winner of the Herman Keston Prize 2022. This Award is given by the PEN Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. The award will be given on 15 November 2022. Meena Kandasamy is a Chennai-born anti-caste activist, novelist and poet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hermann Kesten Award is given “for outstanding efforts in support of persecuted writers according to the principles of the Charter of PEN International,” as per their website. Started in 1985, the award was initially given once in two years till 1993; since 1994 it is being given annually.