Noted Hindi writer Dr Gyan Chaturvedi’s 2018 satirical novel, Pagalkhana, has been selected for the 32nd Vyas Samman, 2022.
Key points
- The 2018 satirical novel Pagalkhana tells a poignant story of innocent common people in a heart-touching manner.
- In this novel, Dr Chaturvedi narrates the story of a booming market’s dare, a society prostrating before it, and a few rare people who muster courage to challenge it.
- Dr Chaturvedi was born in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district on August 2, 1952.
- He is a well-known cardiovascular disease expert in Madhya Pradesh. He recently retired as the head of a BHEL-empanelled hospital after working there for over three decades.
- The annual Vyas Samman was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.
- It is given to an outstanding Hindi literary work by an Indian citizen published during the last 10 years. It carries an award money of Rs. 4 lakh.
