The Sahitya Akademi must do more to promote Indian literature
- December 23, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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The Sahitya Akademi must do more to promote Indian literature
Subject :History
Section: Art and culture
Context:
- Sahitya Akademi has recently announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in 24 languages.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023
- Awards: 9 books of poetry, 6 novels, 5 short story collections, 3 essays and 1 literary study have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards this year.
- Process: The awards recommended by distinguished jury members were approved by the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi under the Chairmanship of the President of the Akademi.
About Sahitya Akademi
- It was founded in 1954 as an autonomous body under the Union Culture Ministry and is dedicated to promoting literature in Indian languages.
- It is the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages.
- It was registered as a society in 1956 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
Functions:
- It works actively to develop Indian literature.
- Set high literary standards to foster and coordinate literary activities in all the Indian languages.
- Promote the cultural unity of the country through literary activities.
- Awards: The first Awards were given in 1955. The award is in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and ₹1,00,000.
- Literary Works: Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized.
- Literary Translation: 24 awards are given annually to literary translations from and into the languages of India.
- Bhasha Samman: It also gives special awards for significant contributions to the languages not formally recognized by the Akademi and for contributions to classical and medieval literature.
- Languages Recognised: Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages in which its programme may be implemented.