2016 Autumn Imperial Decoration
2016/11/3
The Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2016 Autumn Imperial Decorations on November 3rd, 2016. Among 96 foreign recipients are the following 1 Indian National. Please find the attached for further details.
| Decoration | Name(Age) | Services | Major Titles |
| The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | Manorama Jafa (84) |
Contributed to promoting friendly relations and mutual understanding between Japan and India, in the field of children’s literature | *Writer of children’s literature *Secretary-General of the Indian Section of International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) *Secretary-General of the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) |