Veteran journalist, author and human rights activist Sanjoy Hazarika will receive this year’s Rotary Writing for Peace Award instituted by The Peace Avenue of Rotary District 3141 Mumbai, for his acclaimed writing on human rights, conflict mitigation and development-related issues in the North East region.

The award will be presented to Hazarika at Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest on October 29 at 2 pm at the Godrej Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, followed by a conversation with Kalpana Sharma.

Rotary believes that in a world where over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations, peace-makers must be cherished and honoured. Equally, since its inception, Literature Live! (and as evinced through its festival Tata Literature Live!) has been committed to providing a platform for writers who represent values of humanism, equality and respect.