Dr Anila Charak conferred with Bharat Hindi Gaurav Samman

Key Highlights

• The award was presented by Ankuran Datta, Director, High Commission of India, Colombo, along with Dr Atila Kothwala, Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre and Dr Neeta Subhashini.
• On the occasion, Dr Anila Singh Charak’s English poetry collection titled “Bare Foot in the Sand of Life” was also released.
• The book is a self-translation of her acclaimed Hindi poetry collection “Nange Paanv Zindagi”, which had earlier received the Sahitya Academy Award, Jammu and Kashmir.
• The programme was jointly organised by Purvotra Hindi Sahitya Academy and the High Commission of India, Sri Lanka, at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre Auditorium, Colombo.
• Adding to the literary vibrance of the event, Dr Anila also participated in a Kavi Sammelan, where her ghazal performance deeply mesmerised the audience.