Sahitya Akademi Award
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| Sahitya Akademi Award | ||
| Award Information | ||
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| Category | Literature (Individual) | |
| Instituted | 1954 | |
| First Awarded | 1954 | |
| Last Awarded | 2007 | |
| Awarded by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India | |
| Description | Literary award in India | |
The Sahitya Akademi awards is one of India's highest literary award given each year, by the Sahitya Akademi, a Govt. of India institution for promotion of lierary activities in India.
Estalished in 1954, the awards are given each year to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 major Indian languages recognised by it [1].
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[edit] The Award
The award carries a monetary component (Rupees 50,000) and a plaque. Sahitya Akademi gives twenty-four awards to literary works in the languages, and are given after a year-long process of scrutiny, discussion and selection.
The awards are given in 24 Indian languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu [2].
The awards are meant to recognise and promote excellence in Indian writing and expanding the very definition of Indian literature by acknowledging new trends and movements. They are a reflection of current tastes and contribute to the formation of an Indian sensibility.
[edit] Other Awards
[edit] Sahitya Akademi Fellowships
It is the highest honour [3] conferred by the Akademi, and the Akademi has a system of electing Fellows and Honorary Fellows
[edit] Anand Coomarswamy Fellowships
Named after an Indian literary giant, Ananda Coomaraswamy, the fellowship was started in 1996. It is given to scholars from Asian countries to spend periods varying from 3 to 12 months in India to pursue a literary project [4].
[edit] Premchand Fellowships
Started in 2005, this fellowship, name after noted Hindi writer Premchand, is offered to persons of eminence in the field of Culture from the SAARC countries.
[edit] Bhasha Samman
These special awards are given to writers/scholars for significant contribution to the languages not formally recognised by the Akademi and also for contribution to classical & medieval Literature. The awards carries a plaque and a cash prize of i.e. Rs.50,000/- [5].
[edit] Translation Awards
The Akademi gives awards for translation in the 24 languages recognised by it every year, since 1989. The award carries a monetary component (Rs. 20, 000) and a plaque.
[edit] Recent Awards
[edit] 2006
- Assamese: Cheneh Jorir Ganthi (Short Stories) - Atulananda Goswami
[edit] 2005
- Assamese: Yeshe Dorje Thongchi - Mouna Ounth Mukhar Hriday (Novel)
- Bengali: Binoy Mazumdar - Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha (Poetry)
- Bodo: Mangalsingh Hazowary - Jiuni Mwgthang Bisombi Arw Aroj (Poetry)
- Dogri: Krishan Sharma - Dhaldi Dhuppe Da Sek (Short Stories)
- English: Upamanyu Chatterjee - The Mammaries of the Welfare State (Novel)
- Gujrati: Suresh Dalal - Akhand Zalar Vage (Poetry)
- Hindi: Manohar Shyam Joshi - Kyap (Novel)
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[edit] See also
- Jnanpith Award
- Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers
- List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards for writing in Rajasthani language
- Sahity Akademy Award to Assamese Writers
- Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
[edit] External links
Official Site for Sahitya Akademi Award
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