WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Agencies): US President Barack Obama has nominated Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-American fiction writer, along with five others to his Committee on Arts and Humanities for 2010.
President Obama said he was proud to have the individuals
serving in his administration. "The arts and the humanities
enhance the vibrancy of our society, inspire us, and strengthen our democracy. I look forward to working with them in the weeks and months ahead," Obama said.
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Agencies): US President Barack Obama has nominated Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-American fiction writer, along with five others to his Committee on Arts and Humanities for 2010.
President Obama said he was proud to have the individuals
serving in his administration. "The arts and the humanities
enhance the vibrancy of our society, inspire us, and strengthen our democracy. I look forward to working with them in the weeks and months ahead," Obama said.
