Delhi Hindi Academy Renames Awards After Vajpayee, Savarkar and Hindutva Figures

The Delhi government's Hindi Academy has renamed several literary awards after Hindutva figures including Savarkar, Deen Dayal Upadhyay, and Madan Mohan Malaviya, while adding new honors for Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Vijay Kumar Malhotra. The highest award now carries ₹7 lakh. Critics accuse the BJP of politicizing literary honors and promoting saffronization of cultural institutions.