Sahitya Akademi Condemns Murders, Should Writers Take Back Awards?

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Finally, the executive board of the Sahitya Akademi meets and strongly condemns the atmosphere of intolerance and murders of rationalists, supporting freedom of expression for writers. Should the protesting writers now take back their awards? Author Vikram Seth speaks exclusively to NDTV.

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