Received 2012 Gayatri Memorial Award for Literary Excellence

I am thrilled to announce that I received the 2012 Gayatri Memorial award for Literary Excellence in English.

Gayatri Memorial Awards, one for Bengali and one for English,  have been established by Ananda Mandir (Somerset, NJ) to recognize authors who have demonstrated excellence in writing through their published essays, poems, short stories or plays. The awards have been made possible through a significant contribution from Jerry GaMarsh, husband of late Gayatri GaMarsh. Gayatri was an accomplished author and artist – and a key member of the editorial team of Ananda Sangbad and Anandalipi, publications of Ananda Mandir. The Gayatri Award is administered through the Awards & Recognition Subcommittee of Ananda Mandir.

Two cash awards are given each year to recognize outstanding works published in North America-based literary magazines within the last five years. One award is given to an author of Bengali works, and another is given to an author in English. Each award consists of $500 in cash and a certificate.

Please take a look at Ananada Mandir's website: http://www.anandamandir.org/