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After much hullabaloo, Javed Akhtar poses with Richard Dawkins Award
Updated On: 28 October, 2020 10:05 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The first Indian to receive the honour, Javed Akhtar was awarded for his critical thinking and holding religious dogma up to scrutiny and advancing human progress
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Javed Akhtar
Over four months after bagging the 2020 Richard Dawkins Award, the trophy has reached Javed Akhtar. The first Indian to receive the honour, Akhtar was awarded for his 'critical thinking and holding religious dogma up to scrutiny and advancing human progress'. Be it on social media or at sessions in different cities, Akhtar has been vocal about topics like CAA and Islamophobia.
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