ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pulitzer Prize (/ˈpʊlɪtsər/) is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pulitzer Prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.

Detailed explanation-3: -The formal announcement of the prizes, made each spring, states that the awards are made by the president of Columbia University on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize board. This formulation is derived from the Pulitzer will, which established Columbia as the seat of the administration of the prizes.

Detailed explanation-4: -3. Must I be a U.S. citizen to apply for a Pulitzer Prize? Only U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for the Prizes in Books, Drama and Music (with the exception of the History category, in which the book must be a history of the United States but the author may be of any nationality).

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1937, Gobind Behari Lal had won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, along with four others, for his coverage in the field of science. Gobind Behari Lal was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist.