The 'Write' to Protest: Should Writers Take Back Awards?

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The Sahitya Akademi belatedly condemns the assassination of the writer MM Kalburgi, and asserts the right to freedom of expression of writers. As we report a fresh attack on a Dalit writer in Karnataka - we ask if the Akademi has done enough? Should writers tack back their awards which they had handed back in protest?

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