Hindi Academy

Hindi Academy
Formation1981; 43 years ago (1981)
TypeNGO
Purposeadvocacy
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
Official language
Hindi
Key people
Manish Sisodia (President)
Surendra Sharma (Vice-President)
AffiliationsArt, Culture and Language Department of the Government of Delhi
WebsiteOfficial Website

Hindi Academy (Hindi: हिन्दी अकादमी) is an autonomous organisation in Delhi, India, set up by the Government of Delhi in 1981. The organisation was founded to try to promote Hindi language, literature and culture.[1][permanent dead link] The deputy CM of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, is the president of the academy, and poet Surendra Sharma is serving as the vice-president.[2] The organisation works under the direction of the Delhi government's Art, Culture and Language Department.[1]

The Hindi Academy honors litterateurs, journalists, writers and poets for their contributions to Hindi literature.[3][4] The academy honors writers and litterateurs.[5] After the death of Aam Aadmi Party leader Santosh Koli in 2013, the Hindi Academy announced another award of ₹200,000 titled Hindi Akademi Shikhar Samman.[6]

  1. ^ a b "लक्ष्य एवं उद्देश्य" [Aims and Objectives]. Government of Delhi.
  2. ^ "संचालन समिति के सदस्यों की सूची" [List of Steering Committee Members]. Government of Delhi. 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Hindi Academy Delhi honors Salil Chaturvedi with Hindi Seva Samman". India Education Diary. 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Javed Akhtar bestowed with Shalaka Samman, highest honour of Hindi Sahitya Academy". Firstpost. 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "सम्मान व पुरस्कार" [Honours and Awards]. Government of Delhi. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Delhi government announces Rs 2 lakh award in memory of Santosh Koli". Indian Express. 14 October 2015.