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He said his protest was not even aimed at the Akademi but against the neglect and discrimination meted out to poets and writers by the government and society.
Satchidanandan added that small matters are being turned into big controversies on social media.
The Akademi had drawn flak after 30 books it published featured the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government's second-anniversary emblem.
The LDF government published its second-anniversary advertisement on the cover page of the books published by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
K Satchidanandan, a bilingual critic who writes in Malayalam and English, editor, translator, and academic, received unanimous approval from the jury committee.
Director Hemant responded that he has a lot of respect for NS Madhavan and that it will be difficult to change the name of the film which will be released on Dec 22.
Kerala Sahitya Akademi president launched website for the first WLF to be held in Mananthavady on December 29 and 30.
Arundhati Roy to be among the key speakers at the first edition of WLF, says festival director Vinod K Jose
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