Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for his poetry titled ‘Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam’ in ______.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Kannada.
- Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam are among 20 writers who was bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020.
- While Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection "When God is a Traveller" in English, Moily was named for his epic poetry titled "Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam" in Kannada.
- Apart from Subramaniam, the others who won the award in poetry include Harish Meenakshi (Gujarati), Anamika (Hindi), RS Bhaskar (Konkani), Irungbam Deven (Manipuri), Rupchand Hansda (Santali), and Nikhileswar (Telugu).