. ▁The ▁prize ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁works ▁and ▁gen res ▁that ▁correspond ▁to ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁prize ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁G itan j ali ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁by ▁Nobel - la ure ate ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore . ▁ ▁Far iba ▁H ach tr oud i ▁is ▁a ▁Franc oph one ▁writer ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁origin , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Mo Ha ▁Foundation ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁prize , ▁she ▁said : ▁" The ▁prize ▁has ▁two ▁a ims : ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁language ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Indian ▁works ▁in ▁France . ▁Works ▁by ▁noted ▁Indian ▁writers ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁English , ▁but ▁in ▁other ▁regional ▁languages ▁like ▁H indi , ▁T amil , ▁K ann ada , ▁Mal ay al am ▁and ▁Beng ali ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁el ig ible ." ▁ ▁W inners ▁and ▁nom ine es ▁Blue ▁rib bon ▁() ▁= ▁w inners ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Th eme : ▁Res istance , ▁Independ ence , ▁Fre edom ▁Indian : ▁ ▁Po oman i , ▁Ag na adi ▁( T amil ) ▁ ▁T . K . ▁R ama , ▁V ▁Pos itive ▁( Mal ay al am ) ▁Man ish a ▁K ul sh resh tha , ▁Sh ig af ▁( H indi ) ▁Franc oph one : ▁ ▁Ly onel ▁Tr ou ill ot , ▁Une ▁Belle ▁Am oure