Writers readers and cultural activists participate in a silent protest against MM Kalburgi's murder at Mandi House on October 23 2015 in New Delhi...
{"Image ImageDescription": "NEW DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 23: Writers, readers and cultural activists participate in a silent protest against MM Kalburgi's murder at Mandi House, on October 23, 2015 in New Delhi, India. The Sahitya Akademi said that it was deeply pained over the dastardly murder of noted writer MM Kalburgi and other intellectuals and urged the writers to take back the awards they returned to denounce the Akademi?s silence and growing intolerance. Over 100 litterateurs have returned their Akademi awards to protest primarily against the attacks by some Hindutva groups on writers and thinkers like MM Kalburgi. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2015 Hindustan Times"}