Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi
AbbreviationSA
Formation12 March 1954; 70 years ago (1954-03-12)
HeadquartersRabindra Bhawan, Delhi
Location
Region served
India
President
Madhav Kaushik
Publication
Parent organisation
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Websitesahitya-akademi.gov.in

The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India.[1] Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its office is located in Rabindra Bhavan near Mandi House in Delhi.

The Sahitya Akademi organises 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 Award of INR. 100,000 in each of the 24 languages it supports, as well as the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

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.

It publishes two bimonthly literary journals: Indian Literature in English and Samkaleen Bharatiya Sahitya in Hindi.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Hota, AK (2000). Encyclopaedia of New Media and Educational Planning. `. pp. 310–12. ISBN 978-81-7625-170-9.
  2. ^ "National Academies: Sahitya Akademi". Government of India. Retrieved 1 January 2011.