Aditya Anand आदित्य आनंद

Just spare a glance at the awards jury. The convener, Madhav Kaushik, is a Brahmin, who is also the convener of the Sahitya Akademi. The others in the jury were Anamika, Nasira Sharma, Kamal Kishore Goenka, Shanti Jain and Vinod Bandhu, all of whom come from dwij castes or communities. No OBC or Dalit was on the panel, writes Aditya Anand

Just spare a look for the awards jury. The convener, Madhav Kaushik, is a Brahmin, who is also the convener of the Sahitya Akademi. The others in the jury included Anamika, Nasira Sharma, Kamal Kishore Goenka, Shanti Jain and Vinod Bandhu. They all come from dwij castes or communities. No OBC or Dalit were on the panel, says Aditya Anand