Distressed about the lack of respect being given to Adivasis in Manipur, Adivasi writer Jacinta Kerketta, refused an award from the India Today group for her work.
Kerketta is an acclaimed writer, poet and journalist from Jharkhand and a member of the Oraon Adivasi community. Her work has highlighted the plight of Adivasi communities. On November 21, she said she received a call and a message about being selected for the Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Udyaman Pratibha Samman for her book Ishwar aur Bazaar, published in 2022. The award came along with a prize of Rs 50,000.
