Who were part of the jury in English Language?
How the last names could impact the choice of winner selection?
Does it have a good mix of different sexes or is it just males in the Judge pool?
What was the prefix like doctor, professor, miss for the decision makers?
From Sahitya Academy website:
The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by a Jury of three members in the concerned languages in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose. According to the procedure, the Executive Board declared the Awards on the basis of unanimous selections made by the Jurors or selection made on the basis of majority vote. The Awards relate to books first published during the three years immediately preceding the year of Award
Some of the distinguished Jury members:
- Dr. Amitava Roy
- Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan
- Dr. Lakshmi Kannan
- Dr. Lakshmi Kannan
- Dr. Poonam Trivedi
- Ms. C. T. Indira
- Ms. Mini Krishnan
- Prof. G.J.V. Prasad
- Prof. Manju Jain
- Prof. Manoj Das
- Smt. Prema Nandkumar
- Sri Bhaskar Ghosh
- Sri Jayanta Mahapatra
- Sri M.L. Raina
- Sri Tarun Saint
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