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Q10 (NDA-I/2010) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Modern Indian literature Answer Verified

Consider the following paragraph and identify with the help of the code given below the write referred to therein : She is the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Jnanpith Award and is also India’s first Principal Prince Claus laureate. One of the most celebrated writers of contemporary Indian literature, she is noted for her novels which include The Moth-Eaten Howdah of the Tusker, Pages Stained with Blood and the Man from Chinnamasta. Code :

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The description refers to Indira Goswami, also known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami, a preeminent figure in contemporary Assamese and Indian literature [t1][t3]. She was a prolific writer who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 and the Jnanpith Award in 2001 [t1][t3]. Notably, she was the first Indian to be honored as a Principal Prince Claus Laureate in 2008 [t1][t3]. Her literary repertoire includes acclaimed novels such as 'The Moth-Eaten Howdah of the Tusker' (Dantal Hatir Uye Khowa Howda), which explores the lives of upper-caste widows, 'Pages Stained with Blood' (Mamare Dhara Tarowal), and 'The Man from Chinnamasta' (Chinnamastar Manuhto), which critiques animal sacrifice at the Kamakhya Temple [t1][t7][t8]. Her works are celebrated for their feminist perspectives and social realism, often focusing on the marginalized and the struggles of women in patriarchal structures [t3][t4].

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  1. [1] https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1097366.pdf
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