"It is unfortunate that the Maharashtra government has fallen prey to this campaign and cancelled the award. But this does not diminish the quality and ability of the translator, Anagha Lele, who merely did this as one of her professional jobs for Lokwangmay Gruha. As her livelihood is dependent on her translations it would be unfair to deny her the award.” So stated Maoist sympathizer Kobad Ghandy on the state government’s decision to withdraw the Late Yashwantrao Chavan State Literature Award 2021 for Lele’s Marathi translation of his book Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir.
Above: cover of Marathi version......