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Question

In January 2012 the second DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was awarded to:

  1. Amitav Ghosh
  2. HM Naqvi
  3. Shashi Tharur
  4. Shehan Karunatilaka

Answer:

Option D: Shehan Karunatilaka

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Shehan Karunatilaka”.

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the second DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in January 2012 for his book Chinaman.