The correct answer is (d). Sitanshu Yashaschandra was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2018 for his poetry collection “Aansu Aansu”.
K Siva Reddy is a Telugu poet and writer. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for his poetry collection “Aadhunika Kavitvam”.
Mababaleshwar Sail is a Marathi poet and writer. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005 for his poetry collection “Aani Aani”.
Padma Sachdev is an Indian poet and writer. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
The Saraswati Samman is an Indian literary award given annually by the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters. It is one of the highest literary awards in India. The award was instituted in 1965 and is given for a lifetime of literary achievement in any of the 22 official languages of India.