Monday, December 16, 2013

Award for promoting Punjabi in Haryana



By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH DEC 16
 Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi has invited applications from the litterateurs and writers who have made outstanding contribution in the promotion of Punjabi language in the State under various categories of awards for the year 2014. 
            While giving this information here today, Director of the Akademi Mr. Sukhchain Singh Bhandari said that the categories of awards included Haryana Punjab Gaurav Puraskar, Mahakavi Bhai Santokh Singh Puraskar, Sant Taran Singh Vehmi Puraskar, Kavi Harbhajan Singh Renu Puraskar, Punjabi Patrakarita Puraskar and Ragi, Dhadi and Lok Gayak Puraskar. 
            He said that the awards under Punjabi Pustak Puraskar Yojna, the Punjabi books published from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 would be eligible for the awards, he added.
            He said that with a view to encourage the Punjabi Story writers, the Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi also organized Punjabi Story Competition in which the winners of first, second and third position are given award and a felicitation letter.  For this category, four manuscripts of a story are required to be sent to the Akademi. 
            He said that the financial grant is also provided by the Akademi for the publication of manuscripts of writers in the form of books. In such manuscripts poem, children’s literature, folk literature, review, satire, novel, play and research work on art, culture, history and literature of Haryana is included.  For this category of award, the writers are required to send four typed manuscripts each to the Akademi. 
            Mr. Bhandari said that the application form for the awards could be obtained either from the Akademi Bhawan, Panchkula personally or through post free of cost. He made it clear that only the residents of Haryana, Punjabi writer and Journalist would be eligible for the awards. Applications should reach the Akademi Bhawan, Panchkula by February 28, 2014, he further added.

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