Who become the first person from India to win the Sheikh Zayed Book Award?
A. Abdul Kalam
B. Tahera Qutbuddin
C. Shehrul Aktar
D. Aibul Haque
Explanation:
Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin has become the first person from India to win the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had turned down the Sheikh Zayed Book Award over its ties “with the existing political system” in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled country long criticised for its suppression of dissent.