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Jan 17, 2016
Anuradha Roy wins 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka. Ms Roy was awarded the prize and a unique trophy by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a glittering ceremony this evening.
Her novel Sleeping on Jupiter deals with the subject of violence against women with story revolving around girl named Nomi and is set in Jarmuli, a city of temples.
She was selected among the 6 shortlisted authors for this edition (sixth) of prize by jury headed by Mark Tully.
About Anuradha Roy
- Ms Roy is novelist, journalist and editor.
- Her first novel An Atlas of Impossible Longing has been translated into 15 languages across the world.
- Till date she has authored three novels viz. An Atlas of Impossible Longing (2008), The Folded Earth (2011) and Sleeping on Jupiter (2015).
About DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
- It is a literary prize awarded annually to writers of any nationality or ethnicity writing about South Asia on themes such as culture, history, politics or people.
- The prize was instituted in 2011 by DSC Limited, an Indian infrastructure and construction company.
- The writers are chosen for their original full-length novel written in English or translated into English and published in the year preceding the judging of the prize.
Nov 24, 2015
Sri Lanka won’t allow any country to set up naval base on its territory
Sri Lankan Government has announced that they would not any country to set up naval base on its territory.
This announcement was made by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while he was speaking at the International Maritime Dialogue at Galle, Sri Lanka.
importance of this announcement
- The statement of Sri Lankan Prime Minister ends the apprehensions that Sri Lanka may allow China to use all or part of any of its harbours or ports for strategic naval military use.
- Major setback for Chinese strategy to increase its geopolitical influence of soft diplomacy in Asia, East Africa connectivity and so called String of Pearls Theory.
- Possibly stop Chinese long term plan to extend its sea power and geopolitical influence in the Indian Ocean. Thus, benefiting India’s influence in strategically important maritime regions connecting west with east.
Under the so-called String of Pearls Theory
- China was building special diplomatic and military relationships with Pakistan and Sri Lanka for extending its reach down the Indian Ocean and secure its energy security sea lines.
- It was seeking to encircle India by setting up new strategic ports, airfields in Pakistan (Gwadar), Sri Lanka (Hambantota) and Bangladesh (Chittagong).
- Chinese intentions was to increase its geopolitical influence in the Indian Ocean region mainly to overcome several major maritime choke points for its sea lines such as the Strait of Mandeb, Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz and Lombok Strait.
Oct 2, 2015
UNHRC unanimously adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has unanimously adopted US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka on the report submitted by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka.
The resolution follows up on the report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and was co-sponsored by 25 countries besides the US and Sri Lanka.
It has called for the Office of Human Rights Commissioner to continue the monitoring of Sri Lanka’s progress in the implementation of its recommendations.
India has welcomed the consensus resolution saying that Sri Lanka has rejected extremist voices and is moving towards genuine reconciliation with the minority community.
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