Noted poet, essayist, painter and translator Teji Grover was awarded the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award on Wednesday.
Punjab - born Grover has written five poetry collections, a novel, a storybook and a collection of essays.
She has translated about 15 titles into Hindi from literary classics and contemporary writings, primarily from Norwegian and Swedish.
The award recognises translators who have produced a significant literary corpus over an extended period of time, and carries a monetary prize of Rs 1 lakh, in addition to public recognition that the winner gets.
The jury comprised Namita Gokhale, co - director of Jaipur Literature Festival; Neeta Gupta, Director of Jaipur BookMark; and Sundeep Bhutoria, Culturalist and Chairman of P. K. Foundation.
Grover also served as President, Premchand Srijan Peeth, Ujjain (MP) in 1995 - 97.
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