Writer Manoj Das selected for Amrita Keerti Puraskar instituted by Mata Amritanandamayi Math

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry-based writer Padma Sri Manoj Das has been selected for the 2013 national 'Amrita Keerti Puraskar' instituted by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The math selected him recognizing his vast contributions to the cultural, spiritual and philosophical literature of India.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1,23,456, an idol of Goddess Saraswathi crafted by the renowned artist Nambootiri and a certificate of commendation from the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

He will receive the award during 'Amritavarsham 60' — the 60th birthday celebrations of Mata Amritanandamayi — at Amritapuri in Kollam district of Kerala on September 27.

The math has made elaborate arrangements for the celebrations and more than five lakh followers from 150 countries are expected to participate in the celebrations. The organizers decided to honour a writer of national standing whose creative works reflect the innate Indian consciousness.

One of the foremost writers writing in his mother tongue Oriya and in English, Manoj Das was bestowed with the country's fourth highest civilian award Padma Sri in 2001 for his contribution in the field of literature and education.

His works have been translated into several languages. His research in the archives of London and Edinburgh brought to light the role of revolutionary-turned-philosopher Sri Aurobindo in India's freedom struggle. The research fetched him the Sri Aurobindo Puraskar.

He has also received Sahitya Akademi Award (1972), Orisaa Sahitya Akademi Award (twice) and BAPASI (the Booksellers and Publishers' Association of South India) award as the best writer in English in south India for the year 1998.

He served as a consultant to the ministry of education, government of republic of Singapore. He headed the Indian delegation of writers to China in 1999. A resident of Sri Aurobindo Ashram since the 1960s, he presently teaches at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Puducherry.

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