Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 10: Renowned Dogri poet, Susheel Begana, has bagged this year’s prestigious Prof Ram Nath Smriti Puruskar for his collection of Dogri poems titled ‘Maun Lakeeran’.
The award carries Rs 21,000 cash, a shawl, a memento and a citation. Prof Ram Nath Shastri Memorial Award has been instituted by Dogri Sanstha and is sponsored by the family members of Shastri ji.
The award is given annually for the best first book of Dogri written by an author in the preceding five years. The award would be presented on April 14 on the eve of Prof Shasti’s birthday.
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