Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 9: Dogri Sanstha and Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust have instituted an annual literary award in the memory of renowned Dogri litterateur editor, columnist and Sahitya Akademi Awardee Group Captain IAF (retired) Randhir Singh, popularly known as `Kunwar Viyogi’ in literary circles.
Sponsored by the Trust for the promotion of Dogri language and literature, the Award carries a cash amount of rupees eleven thousand, a memento and a citation. It would be given on the best book in Dogri or translation of Dogri book in any recognized Indian language by a young Indian author whose age is below 42 on September 4 on the year of the award . The books published during the last four years preceding the award year shall be considered for Kunwar Viyogi Sahitya Puruskar
Dogri writers can submit four copies of their books published between 2012 to 2015 for consideration for the first Kunwar Viyogi Sahitya Puruskar at Dogri Sanstha on week days between 4 to 5 pm by August 10, 2016.
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