Author and poet Harshita Dawar was chosen for Rabindranath Tagore Literary Honour this year by world acclaimed poetry forum Motivational Strips. Ms Dawar was chosen for this coveted honour taking her brilliance in poetry and contributions to world literature into consideration. This year 240 eminent and well established poets were chosen after exhaustive evaluations of their poetic mettle by Motivational Strips and Seychelles Government owned literary journal SIPAY. Harshita stated to our reporter on the occasion as such.
“It is indeed a great and pleasant surprise when I saw my name from India among the conferees. I consider it a cosmic blessing that I was conferred the same during the occasion of 161st birth anniversary of Guru Rabindranath Tagore (May 9th), I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the jury committee with special thanks to Shiju H Pallithazeth, founder of Motivational Strips and Magie Faure Vidot, chief editor of SIPAY journal on this occasion. Harshita Dawar is a prominent poet from India who has been writing vivid fiction and poetry from a very young age. She has been a role model to many Indian writers, and a source of empowerment and Inspiration to all by having won an International award of such high stature. Motivational Strips is the world’s most active writers forum and has writers from 167 countries actively as a part of it.This globally respected entity had joined hands with Seychelles Government owned literary journal SIPAY this year to honor 240 poets and writers from nearly 60 countries. These two respected literary institutions have combined to identify national and international talents and thus making this honour as one of the most valid testimonials in a poet’s literary career. The founder of Motivational Strips, Shiju H. Pallithazheth while applauding the poets and writers for having made a mark in global Literature stated to us “this moment will remain historic in world literature and as rightful moment to spread global harmony through poetry in turbulent geopolitical times.
