The Sahitya Akademi on Thursday honored the writers of 21 Indian languages, including Suryanath Singh for Hindi and Infosys Foundation President Sudha Murthy for English, with the Children’s Literature Award 2023.
Sahitya Akademi President Madhav Kaushik honored Sudha Murthy with the prestigious Children’s Literature Award for her book ‘Grandparents Bag of Stories’ in a ceremony held at Triveni Auditorium, the Academy said in a statement on Thursday. She is the wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.