The 'write' to protest: Should writers take back awards?

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Channel: NDTV · 2015 · News & Politics

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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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