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BITS Law School Creates Awards for Author Eunice De Souza
BITS Law School is starting two awards to celebrate the life of Eunice De Souza, a famous writer from Mumbai.
One award, a gold medal, will go to a student who is great at writing in English.
The other award will honor authors whose writings cover things like law, society, and culture.
The school hopes these awards will show how important writing and literature are to understanding justice and the world around us.
BITS Law School has established two awards to commemorate author Eunice De Souza's 85th birth anniversary.
The awards, a gold medal and a memorial award, will honor writing excellence.
Eunice De Souza (1940-2017) was a Mumbai-based writer, poet, novelist, critic, and editor.
The gold medal will be given to a student excelling in English literature and writing.
The memorial award will recognize authors whose work spans creative and scholarly writing on legal, social, political, or cultural themes.
- Who
- BITS Law School, in honor of writer Eunice De Souza.
- What
- BITS Law School is establishing two awards in honor of Eunice De Souza.
- Where
- Mumbai, at BITS Law School.
- When
- To mark her 85th birth anniversary.
- Why
- To honor her literary legacy and promote excellence in writing.
Key facts
- Institution
- BITS Law School
- Award Type
- Gold medal and memorial award
- Purpose
- To honor Eunice De Souza
- Gold Medal Criteria
- Student excellence in English literature and writing
- Memorial Award Criteria
- Author contributions to creative and scholarly writing
- De Souza's Profession
- Writer, Poet, Novelist, Critic, Editor
- Location of De Souza's Work
- Mumbai
Quotes
Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj
Founding dean of BITS Law School
“Eunice De Souza’s work reminds us that the way we write, read, and think shapes how we engage with justice.”
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“By instituting these two awards, we hope to build a tradition that values language, literature, and lived experience as essential to shaping the legal imagination.”
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