Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi is organization is for promoting literature and languages of India.
The Sahitya Akademi Library is one of the largest multi-lingual libraries in India, with a rich collection of books on literature and allied subjects. Also, it publishes two bimonthly literary journals 
The Sahitya Akademi holds over a hundred programs related to Indian literature every year, in locations across India. It holds frequent seminars on Indian literature, as well as translation workshops.In addition, it holds several regular and annual events, including a Festival of Letters and the Samvatsar Annual Lecture.

The Sahitya Akademi organizes national and regional workshops and seminars; provides research and travel grants to authors; publishes books and journals, including the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature; and presents the annual Sahitya Akademi of Rs. 100,000 (approx. USD 1,500 (as in the year 2013)) in each of the 24 languages it supports, as well as the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement.


The idea of constituting a National Academy of Letters in India was considered by the colonial British government, and in 1944 a proposal from the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal for the formation of a 'National Cultural Trust' was, in principle, accepted. The original plan conceived of three institutions, or academies, devoted to the visual arts, performing arts, and letters. The independent Government of India carried out this proposal, constituting a National Academy of Letters, called the 'Sahitya Akademi' by a government resolution on 15 December 1952.
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages (24 languages,including the 22 listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, along with English and Rajasthani) recognised by the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of 100,000 rupees. The award's purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees runs for the preceding twelve months. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker Satyajit ray Prior to this, the plaque occasionally was made of marble, but this practice was discontinued because of the excessive weight. During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, the plaque was substituted with national savings bonds.
>



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

MADIA GOND

Image
Scholars believe Gonds settled in Gondwana, now known as eastern MadhyaPradesh, between the ninth and thirteenth centuriesAD. Muslim writers describe a rise of Gond states after the fourteenth century. Gond dynasties ruled in four kingdoms (Garha-Mandla, Deogarh, Chanda, and Kherla) in central India between the sixteenth and mid-eighteenth centuries. Maratha power swept into Gond land in the 1740s. They overthrew Gondrajas(princes) and seized most of their territory. Some Gondzamindaris(estates) survived until recently. However, Gonds are similar to many tribal groups today in that they face severe economic hardships. Although some Gond groups own a great deal of land, others are classified as Scheduled Tribes, which means they need special social and economic help. FOLKLORE Hereditary bards and professional storytellers called Pardhans tell stories about Gond legends and myths. This makes for a rich oral tradition. In these stories, it is said that when Gond gods were...
Read more

Pehlwani (kushti)

Image
The style of Indian wrestling, also know as Pehlwani and the person referred as  Pehlwan It is likely that the word derives from the Iranian word "Pehalavi" denoting an Iranian people. Kushti, The traditional Indian wrestling takes place in “Akhada“. Akhada is a place for practicing the Indian wrestling, in another word, the school of wrestling. Indian wrestler or pehlwan live under some strict set of rules made by the trainer or ustad.There are very few Akhada’s are remaining in India. Some dedicated peoples are still working to keep alive The India Wrestling.This is very popular sport in India as well as in neighbor countries. Diet’s of Indian wrestler are very restricted it contains ghee milk along with almonds, green vegetables, a banana a, apple and water melon in fruits.Consumption of tobacco and alcohol are strongly prohibited for the Pahalwan of India. There are only few major place remain where the Indian wrestling is practice and the place is known as Ak...
Read more

Dakshinayan movement : Ganesh Devy

Image
Padma Shri Dr Ganesh Devy, literary critic, activist and one of the writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi Awards, is leaving Vadodara, his home of 36 years, to Dharwad in Karnataka. Devy, founder and former director of the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre and the Adivasi Academy in Tejgadh, Gujarat, had spearheaded a first-of-its-kind study of tribal communities and led the research of 800 Indian languages through People’s Linguistic Survey of India in 2010. In this interview, he talks of his plans and a movement he has launched, Dakshinayan, and a conclave in Dandi on January 30.  The ‘Dakshinayan Abhiyan’, a movement that sprung up last year through a collective desire to forge solidarity between all progressive forces, will hold a national convention in Goa from November 18 to 20. Describing Goa as the most suitable place for the convention because of its immense cultural diversity and peaceful coexistence of diverse communites, renowned writer and nationa...
Read more