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Author Madhu Kankariya is being awarded the 31st Bihari Puraskar for her 2018 novel ‘Hum Yahan The’ by the KK Birla Foundation. It is one of the three literary awards instituted by the foundation in 1991. It carries a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, a plaque and a citation.
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