Which Indian-origin writer shared Singapore's highest arts award, the Cultural Medallion, in 2023?

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Which Indian-origin writer shared Singapore's highest arts award, the Cultural Medallion, in 2023?

A. Suchen Christine Lim

B. Osman Abdul Hamid

C. Meira Chand

D. Rahimah Rahim

Meira Chand, an eighty-one-year-old Indian-origin writer, recently received Singapore's highest arts award, the Cultural Medallion, alongside novelist Suchen Christine Lim and Malay dance veteran Osman Abdul Hamid.

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C. Meira Chand

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