Poetesses receive Kamala Aanshu, literary awards

EOIC, Gangtok, 15 Sep 2013:Three local poetesses were today honoured with the Kamala Aanshu Smriti Sahitya Puraskar and Sahitya Samman by the Littérateur Kamala Aanshu Memorial Trust here at the Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhawan. 

Sudha M. Rai from Gangtok received the Littérateur Kamala Aanshu Memorial Literary award comprising a cash award, citation, shawl and khadas. 

Meanwhile, Apsara Dahal from Bermoik, West Sikkim and Meena Subba from Gangtok were felicitated with the Littérateur Kamala Aanshu Memorial Literary honour. 

They also received citations, shawls and gifts. Their names were selected by a seven-member selection committee chaired by 89-year-old senior journalist and littérateur CD Rai. 

An English monograph titled ‘Makers of Indian literature-Kamala Aanshu’ written by the littérateur’s writer-journalist husband Bijay Bantawa was also released during the occasion. 

Bantawa, who is also the president of the trust, spoke a few words in memory of his late wife who passed away on March 11, 2006 at the age of 50. 

“Kamla Anshu has been the inspiration for many aspiring writers and social workers,” said Bantawa. Kamala Anshu has left behind more than 1,000 literary works to her credit.