SOURCE: THE WIRE

Indian writer Amitav Ghosh is the winner of this year’s Erasmus Prize, for his writings on the planetary crisis and climate change.

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation in the Netherlands awards the prize annually for an organisation or individual’s “exceptional contributions” in the fields of the humanities, social sciences or arts in Europe and the rest of the world.

On March 7, Ghosh posted on social media that it was a “delight” and “honour” to be conferred the award. He will receive the award in person in the Netherlands in November.