Sahitya Akademi of Ministry of culture to organise Literature festival ‘Sahityotsav’

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Sahitya Akademi is organising a literature festival named “Sahityotsav”.

What is Sahityotsav?

Sahityotsav is a Festival of Letters of Sahitya Akademi. It is India’s most inclusive literature festival.

The festival will be a part of the celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. 

The prestigious Sahitya Akademi Awards will also be presented during the festival.

What is the Sahitya Akademi Award?

Sahitya Akademi award was established in 1954. It is a literary honour that is conferred annually by Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of letters.

The Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized, and an equal number of awards to literary translations from and into the languages of India.

Note: Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages in which its programme may be implemented.

Significance: The Sahitya Akademi award is the second-highest literary honour by the Government of India, after the Jnanpith award.

What is Sahitya Akademi?

Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, was founded in 1954 by the Ministry of Culture.

It is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India

Though set up by the Government, the Akademi functions as an autonomous organisation. It was registered as a society in 1956 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Location: Rabindra Bhawan near Mandi House in Delhi

Source: This post is based on the article “Sahitya Akademi of Ministry of culture to organise Literature festival ‘Sahityotsav’” published in PIB on 10th Mar 2022