Prem_dai wrote: sshol(e Narayan Wagle.. running Kantipur on indian Payroll.. do not forget this fact guy. So I see hand of RAW there.... well Prem-dai, your swearing does not answer my question that too from a graduate of IOE. You still failed to answer my question of Narayan Wagle as a RAW employee and in the Indian payroll. I do not anticipate such hasty comments from a educated guy and one who can say that the MP Guthi is wrong in awarding its prize for "Palpasa cafe" May be, two month is enough to decide who gets the prize. Rather the book was presented to the committee before it was published so they had more time to review. Well, you being a science student, that too a engineering would not believe on assumed things or without proofs. But your baseless accusation to Mr. Wagle, now a leaurate, novelist is disgraceful. And you dont want to answer that. Plus you failed to provide any names as an alternative. Madan Puraskar Guthi, being an independent org has right to do what its committee and board members decide, whether right or wrong. They are responsible for their own deeds but you do have the right to respect or disrespect their decision and credibility. The novel may not carry the literary component, but the reporting part seems to be done in a very efficient way. (not read the book yet) and may be, there were no publications comparable to Wagle's work so it was awarded. Plus Madan Puraskar not necessarily be a literary work only. They can award for other things too and they have done.