The French government conferred the prestigious Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on city-based scholar Arshia Sattar at its consulate in Bengaluru.

This distinction comes in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of literature as a translator and a writer as well as her deep commitment to the promotion of literature as director of the literary residency, Sangam House.

• This award honours her continued commitment to cultural relationship and cooperation between diverse literary worlds.
• Arshia Sattar, in her career as a translator, has engaged with the great masterpieces of Indian literature: The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, and The Tales from Kathasaritsagara.
• In addition to that, she has written several books for children, including The Mahabharata for Children, which was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Children’s Literature in 2022.
• In 2008, she co-founded the literary residency, Sang am House, along with David William Gibson, with the vision of creating a supportive space for writers expressing themselves in regional languages, where they can interact with contemporaries from other cultures and share their perspectives.