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Chintha Raveendran Award for Marathi writer Sarankumar Limbale

Chintha Raveendran Award for Marathi writer Sarankumar Limbale

The Hindu09-07-2025
Marathi writer and critic Sarankumar Limbale has been selected for the Chintha Raveendran Award for the year 2025. The award carries ₹50,000 in cash, memento, and a citation and will be presented during the Chintha Raveendran commemoration event to be held at K.P. Kesavamenon Hall in Kozhikode on July 26 at 10 a.m. Former MP Subhashini Ali will deliver the Chintha Raveendran commemoration lecture on the topic 'Manuvadi Hindutva: When culture, history and equal rights are being deconstructed'. Writer N.S. Madhavan will preside over the event.
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