Sir V. S. Naipaul gets Landmark Literature Live
ENTERTAINMENT Sir V. S. Naipaul gets Landmark Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award ! The atmosphere was thick with excitement as a scintillating mix of Indian and international authors and thousands of lovers of literature gathered together to kick off the third edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest. The highlight of the first day was the honouring of Nobel Laureate Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul with the Landmark Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award by Festival Director and fellow litterateur Anil Dharker at Tata Theatre, NCPA . A special audiovisual presentation chronicling the life and significance of Sir Vidia’s role in the world of literature was screened, following which he was presented with the Landmark Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award as well as a silver plaque along with a shawl and a cash prize of 5 lakhs . “Sir Vidia i s among the most im...