Who has won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the Best Book of Fiction in December 2021?

  1. Anmol Singh
  2. Nilotpal Mrinal
  3. Bhikhari Thakur
  4. Anukrti Upadhyay

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Option 4 : Anukrti Upadhyay
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The correct answer is Anukrti Upadhyay.

Key Points

  • Anukrti Upadhyay has won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the Best Book of Fiction for her critically acclaimed novel, Kintsugi in December 2021.
  • This prize has been instituted by the Shri Ratanlal Foundation.
  • Previous winners have been Namita Gokhale (Things To Leave Behind), Shubhangi Swarup (Latitudes of Longing) and Avni Doshi (Girl in White Cotton).

Additional Information

  • ​The All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on poultry breeding, Mannuthy, under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU), bagged the national breed conservation award for 2021.
  • Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book titled ‘Dr V L Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey' authored by Dr V L Indira Dutt.
  • Sanju Verma, an economist and the BJP National Spokesperson, has authored a new book titled “The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0”. 
  • A new book by former Indian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Nirmal Chander Vij (ret) titled The riddle of “Kashmir: the quest for peace in a troubled land”.
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