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Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2023

1. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad.
2. Both were honoured for their work in uniting the youth and people of Israel and the Arab World.

    About Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development:

1. The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.
2. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.
3. This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
4. The award carries ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹1.2 crore or US$140,000 in 2023) in cash, convertible in any currency in the world, a plaque and a citation. It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, creed or gender.
5. A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and two other eminent person appointed every three years eligible for reappointment decides the awardee each year.

Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023

1. The Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in 24 languages.
2. This year's Sahitya Akademi Awards recognized: 9 poetry books, 6 novels, 5 short stories, 3 essays, and 1 literary study.
3. The prize, presented as a casket with a written copper plaque, a shawl, and INR 1,00,000, will be awarded to the recipients.
4. Sahitya Akademi is an autonomous body under Ministry of Culture.
5. The Award was founded in 1954.

• This Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual literary recognition provided by India's National Academy of Letters.

6. The Sahitya Akademi award is the second-highest literary honour by the Government of India, after the Jnanpith award.

• Other awards given by Akademi are Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar.

The Booker Prize 2023

1. Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for his novel "Prophet Song".
2. The Booker Prize is the premier literary honour in the English-speaking world.

About the booker prize:

1. The Booker Prize is a renowned literary honour presented yearly to the best novel in English published in the UK and Ireland.
2. Established in 1969 by Booker McConnell, initially known as the Booker Prize for Fiction.
3. In 2002, it became the Man Booker Prize through sponsorship by the Man Group.
4. In 2019, the sponsorship ended, and it returned to its original name, the Booker Prize.

Eligibility: For the Booker Prize, a novel must be in English and published in the UK or Ireland for the first time in the award year.

A panel of five esteemed literary figures serves as judges, reading all eligible novels and shortlisting six.

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