Q24
Who is the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Konkani literature
A.
Pundalik Naik
B.
D. K. Sukhthankar
C.
Ravindra Kelekar
AnswerD.
Laxmanrao Sardessai
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Ravindra Kelekar was the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Konkani literature. On 26th February 1975, the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, recognized Konkani as an independent language. The first Sahitya Akademi Award for a work in Konkani was won by Kelekar for his travelogue, Himalayant, in 1977.