Who among the following was elected as President of the Sahitya Akademi in 2018?

The correct answer is: A. Chandrashekar Kambar

Chandrashekar Kambar is a Kannada poet, playwright, actor, and director. He was born in 1938 in the village of Kambar in the Dharwad district of Karnataka, India. He is a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award, for his work in Kannada literature.

He was elected as the President of the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters, in 2018. He is the first Kannada writer to be elected to this position.

The other options are:

• B. U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932-2014) was a Kannada writer, critic, and social activist. He was a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award, for his work in Kannada literature.
• C. Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1909-1992) was a Kannada poet, critic, and scholar. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award.
• D. Pratibha Ray (born 1943) is an Odia writer, poet, and critic. She is a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award, for her work in Odia literature.