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Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2023

1. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad.
2. Both were honoured for their work in uniting the youth and people of Israel and the Arab World.

    About Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development:

1. It has been conferred every year since 1986 by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. 
2. It consists of a monetary award of 25 lakh along with a citation.

Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023

1. The Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in 24 languages.
2. This year's Sahitya Akademi Awards recognized: 9 poetry books, 6 novels, 5 short stories, 3 essays, and 1 literary study.
3. The prize, presented as a casket with a written copper plaque, a shawl, and INR 1,00,000, will be awarded to the recipients.
4. Sahitya Akademi is an autonomous body under Ministry of Culture.
5. The Award was founded in 1954.

• This Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual literary recognition provided by India's National Academy of Letters.

6. The Sahitya Akademi award is the second-highest literary honour by the Government of India, after the Jnanpith award.

• Other awards given by Akademi are Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar.

The Booker Prize 2023

1. Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for his novel "Prophet Song".
2. The Booker Prize is the premier literary honour in the English-speaking world.

About the booker prize:

1. The Booker Prize is a renowned literary honour presented yearly to the best novel in English published in the UK and Ireland.
2. Established in 1969 by Booker McConnell, initially known as the Booker Prize for Fiction.
3. In 2002, it became the Man Booker Prize through sponsorship by the Man Group.
4. In 2019, the sponsorship ended, and it returned to its original name, the Booker Prize.

Eligibility: For the Booker Prize, a novel must be in English and published in the UK or Ireland for the first time in the award year.

A panel of five esteemed literary figures serves as judges, reading all eligible novels and shortlisting six.

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