Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 26: Hindi Sahitya Mandal (HSM) today declared Navlekhan Tej Puraskar-2021 in favour of young writer Naresh Kumar Khajuria for his collection of Hindi poetry titled ‘Pita Ke Khel’.
A cash of Rs. 11,000 and a citation is conferred in this award in the memory of Late (Sh.) Tej Bhan Gulati, with the support of his family.
It is pertinent to mention here that this award has already been conferred on Kunwar Shakti Singh, Sumeet Sudan and Kajal Suri-coincidently all of them from the field of poetry.
The entries received for the award for 2021 were scrutinized by the nominated jury consisting of Kiran Bakshi, a prose writer; Dr. Adarsh and Shyam Judeja (both poets).
According to the jury, poetry of Naresh Khajuria has its own kind of phraseology. It was simple and conveys the expressions with ease.
Dr. Chanchal Dogra, president, HSM- J informed that an award giving function would be held on the occasion of the forthcoming Hindi Diwas.
She appreciated the writers who submitted their entries for the award and the jury members for their laborious work in judging the books.
She also extended gratitude towards Naresh Gulati, former general secretary of HSM for sponsoring the annual awards regularly.
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