The Sahitya Akademi is an organisation recognised as India's "National Academy of Letters", dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supporte
Emblem of Sahitya Akademi
Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi which houses the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi and Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi Regional Office at Bengaluru
2004 Indian stamp of Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is a literary honour in India bestowed by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. It is the highest honour conferred by the Akademi on a living writer,
Sahitya Akademi
…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…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first recipient of the Honorary Fellowship.
Raghuveer Chaudhari (2013)
Sitakant Mahapatra (2013)