Indian writer Anuradha Roy today won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel 'Sleeping on Jupiter' at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka. <br/><br/>She was awarded the prize, 50 thousand US dollar and a unique trophy by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a glittering ceremony. While presenting the trophy, he commented on the importance of South Asian literature and the crucial role it can play to improve the lives of the people living in the region.<br/><br/>Mark Tully, the chair of the judging panel described Roy's novel as having described "the South Asia setting faithfully and evocatively.