Sahitya Akademi Awards
Annual awards recognising excellence in 24 Indian languages, the highest honour in Indian letters.
Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters, established by the Government of India in 1954 to promote the development of Indian literature in all the major languages of the country.
The Akademi administers the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, the highest honour in Indian literature, and runs extensive publication, translation and cultural exchange programmes across 24 Indian languages.
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Annual awards recognising excellence in 24 Indian languages, the highest honour in Indian letters.
National and regional literary festivals bringing together writers, translators and readers across India.
Structured workshops developing translation practice between Indian languages and English.
Short residencies for established writers to focus on new work, hosted at Sahitya Akademi centres.
The historic Akademi headquarters in New Delhi, home to a significant archive of Indian literary manuscripts.
A record of the Akademi's extensive catalogue of books, journals and translations in 24 languages.
Photography from annual award ceremonies celebrating Indian literature's most distinguished voices.
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