Eminent Hindi short-story writer Mamta Kalia and renowned Manipuri author Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi will be honored with ‘Akashdeep’
National, January 19, 2026: For its comprehensive contribution to literary life, Amar Ujala’s highest Shabd Samman for 2025, the ‘Akashdeep’ Award, will be conferred on eminent Hindi short-story writer Mamta Kalia in Hindi and on renowned Manipuri author Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi in the category of non-Hindi Indian languages. It is noteworthy that the United Nations…