Dr Peggy Mohan wins 'Mathrubhumi Book of the Year' award

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Author Dr Peggy Mohan has won the 'Mathrubhumi Book of the Year' award during the 4th edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023).

An overview of the news:

• He has been given this award for his book 'Wanderers, Kings and Merchants', which portrays the development of language as a result of migration.

• In this award, he was given a statuette and two lakh rupees as a cash prize.

• The award was presented to Dr Peggy Mohan by Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah at the closing ceremony of MBIFL 2023.

Dr Peggy Mohan:

• She is a Trinidadian-born writer and a linguist.

• He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Michigan, USA.

• He worked as Professor of Language Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia University, New Delhi.

Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL):

• Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters was started in the year 2018.

• MBIFL 2023 was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

• This was the 4th edition of MBIFL with the theme "Shadows of History, Light of the Future ''.