In 2015, Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade, who professes "Deshivaad", a somewhat controversial literary theory that asserts that writers should look inward and resist globalisation, got into a spat with writer Salman Rushdie after he criticised Rushdie's literary works. Rushdie then wrote:
"Grumpy old man. Just take your prize and say thank you nicely. I doubt you’ve even read the work you attack"What "prize" was Rushdie referring to?
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The Jnanpeeth award, considered India's highest literary honour.
Read more on the spat and the honour here.