(Hyderabad)Urdu Writer Mujtaba Hussain to Return Padma Shri:
Mujtaba Hussain has decided to return his Padma Shri award, saying he was not happy with the current situation in the country.
He alleged criminal activities were increasing day by day and democracy has come under threat in the country.
Hussain was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in the country, for his contributions to Urdu literature in 2007.
He, however, said he would not hold the BJP responsible for the state of affairs and that standards have declined in politics.
As a citizen, I am not happy in the country…mob lynching is happening, rapes are happening, criminal activities are growing day by day in the country, whoever is doing,”
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Urdu Writer Mujtaba Hussain to Return Padma Shri
Dalip Kaur Tiwana Also to Return Award”Padma Shri”:8th From Punjab
[Chandigarh]Punjabi Writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana,Linking Dadri With 1984 Riots, Also to Return Award “Padma Shri”:8th From Punjab
Eminent Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana today announced that she will return her Padma Shri in protest against the “rising communal tension” in the country.
“In this land of Gautama Buddha and Guru Nanak Dev, the atrocities committed on the Sikhs in 1984 and on the Muslims recurrently because of communalism are an utter disgrace to our state and society.
“And to kill those who stand for truth and justice put us to shame in the eyes of the world and God. In protest, therefore, I return the Padma Shri award,” As per PTI she Has written a letter to the Central government.
Tiwana was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2004. She was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi in 1971 for her novel ‘Eho hamara jivana’ (This our life).
She is the 8th writer to return her award in the last three days from Punjab.
A widely translated novelist and short-story writer of contemporary Punjabi literature, Tiwana retired as Professor of Punjabi, and Dean, Faculty of Languages, Punjabi University, Patiala.
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