Awards & Winners

Raja Rao

Date of Birth 08-November-1908
Place of Birth Hassan, Karnataka
(India, Karnataka, Hassan district)
Nationality India
Also know as Raja Rao.
Profession Writer, Novelist
Raja Rao was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in Hinduism. The Serpent and the Rope, a semi-autobiographical novel recounting a search for spiritual truth in Europe and India, established him as one of the finest Indian stylists and won him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964. For the entire body of his work, Rao was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1988.

Awards by Raja Rao

Check all the awards nominated and won by Raja Rao.

1988


Neustadt International Prize for Literature

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Neustadt International Prize for Literature