City-based Assamese poet Shaheen Akhtar wins literary award

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GUWAHATI: City-based Assamese poet Shaheen Akhtar has been awarded the 'Independence Day Literary Honour' by "Motivational Strips – World's Most Active Writers Forum" in collaboration with the Gujarat Sahitya Academy (Under the Government of Gujarat).

Shaheen was declared as a recipient of the award "owing to her brilliance in poetry which is considered to be at par with world standards".

'The Independence Day Honour' is conferred annually to the best poets worldwide jointly by the 'Motivational Strips' and the 'Gujarat Sahitya Academy' . The literary awards are given as a tribute to India's Independence Day and the honor is considered as the most valued in the global poetic circle. Shaheen was accorded the honour on August 15, 2021.

The awarding procedure undergoes an exhaustive evaluation process, where the poet's literary acumen, behaviour, global interactions and inclusions are taken into consideration before the recipient is conferred with the honour. A total of 440 poets from 82 countries were selected for this award.

'Motivational Strips' includes writers from more than 160 countries. The average visitors to this forum are beyond 7.2 million every month.

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